Matthew was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. He moved to Vancouver in 2009 to study Food, Nutrition and Health at the University of British Columbia. Mat has seven years of experience in fitness and has a Can-Fit-Pro personal trainer certificate. He also has an Emergency First Aid/CPR/AED certificate. He has been involved with fitness and weight loss training for most of his life and believes in the importance of a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Outside of the gym he likes to snowboard, rollerblade around the sea wall and play video games.