Matthew Douglas Personal Training

Stronger together with strive 💪

If you’ve been wanting to feel fitter, stronger, and more motivated, my small group training sessions are the perfect place to start.

✔️ Personal coaching
✔️ Supportive community
✔️ Fun, challenging workouts
✔️ All fitness levels welcome
✔️ Affordable rates at a fully private gym
✔️ Top level equipment

The classes are 6/7am morning workouts based on strength and performance and for those wanting to work out in the evening I offer running classes that focus on performance and are suitable for ALL levels!
It’s been a few months since my last intake so get in touch asap and sign up for a free taster session at the gym to try it before you sign up 🏋️
Simply send me a DM to book your spot or get a buddy to join with you if you are feeling nervous 🤝

Watch the videos above to see the gym and also some of the sessions that we take here at strive personal training 👊

Happy Wednesday everyone ❤️

Happy birthday to my beautiful wife Ceilidh Douglas 💕

Achieving amazing things 👏

never fails to amaze me with her determination and willingness to try hard things!

Last year, we started PT with the focus on getting her stronger and confident in the gym. This year, we have achieved things that I don’t think we thought were possible this time last year.

To start, she’s ran 2 10k races and now attends my running class where she has been making incredible progress 🏃

She is stronger than ever, now lifting weights that would have been impossible in that first year of training.

Then she went and pushed even further, tackling a Munro and absolutely smashing it last weekend 💪

Here’s what she had to say in the strive group chat:
This time last year I was cursing Matthew for having a gym up a couple of flights of stairs (_seriously_ - it was a struggle!). Made it up a munro at the weekend for the first time - totally worth the effort of the last year. Thanks Matthew, signing up for PT with you was genuinely the best thing I did in 2025. It’s made such a difference to my quality of life.

This message was one of my favourites this year and it really made me realise I can make a difference and help people achieve amazing things ❤️

You are a total machine Lynsey and a pleasure to coach! 🤝

The reason I became a coach 🏃❤️

I’ve gained some new followers recently! So I thought I would go over why I became a coach ⬇️

When I was young, I had 0 confidence and hid away from so many things. It held me back from playing football, and really taking part in things I knew I would actually love!
Then one day, I ran a 100 metres race at school and won against all the fastest runners in the school. It made me realise I was good at something and helped me believe I could achieve things if I started just trying and not letting fear hold me back.
Then I entered races with my school and we ended up winning the trophy with kinmylies and I got 4 golds for the 100 metres, 200 metres, relay and long jump.

I can’t even begin to explain how much this meant to me and it was the boost I needed to really get into my running and do more things that scared me.

As soon as I left school, I entered the HNC fitness health and exercise and I quickly realised that my life was meant to be one for helping others improve confidence and feel good about exercising.
After a few years of studying and gaining my qualifications I started work at a local tennis and squash club and that’s where my personal training journey began, and it’s also where I met my amazing wife who has always helped me with my confidence ❤️

It’s been such a special journey and I look back on everyone I’ve helped with amazing memories!

Here’s to more amazing people improving confidence and not letting a lack of self belief hold them back from achieving amazing things 🥳

The 10 year old you see in that picture would be proud of where I’ve pushed myself to get today 🤝

9 years since our first date ❤️

We’ve only changed a little since then 😂💕