Meet the team

Our experienced trainers are committed to delivering safe, inclusive, and evidence-based fitness for all ages, groups and abilities to provide professional, personal fitness for communities around Suffolk and Essex.

100+

Happy Clients in Suffolk

Our team

Mathilde

Co-Founder

Matt

Co-Founder

Tamara

Community Exercise Coach

Peter

Community Exercise Coach

Chloe

Community Exercise Coach

James

Community Exercise Coach

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Mathilde

Co-Founder

About me:

Following her qualifications, Mathilde spent some time working in care, as she desired a career where she could be hands on and help others. It was here that she recognised her qualifications in sport and exercise could be better focused on those with health and mobility struggles where she could positively influence one’s quality of life, focusing on prevention and problem solving. This is where Enable Fitness was created.

Mathilde works to try and understand each individual, and what they want and need from their sessions. She developed the Strength and Mobility classes 4 years ago and has worked hard over this time to refine the classes to reflect what attendees both want and need as a long term solution to healthy aging and mobility struggles. 

After years of working together, Mathilde and Matt have merged their businesses to bring you the Enable Fitness you see now. 

Facts about Mathilde:

  • Animal obsessed
  • Has coeliac disease
  • Advanced open water qualified diver
  • Can be found walking her dog Luna, in the gym or looking in the fridge for a snack. 

Qualifications & Accreditations:

BsC Sport and Exercise Science

2018

L3 Personal Trainer (CIMSPA accredited)

2018

Care Certificate

2021

L3 GP Exercise Referrals

2025

Matt

Co-Founder

About me:

Matt Brinkley is a disability exercise advocate committed to making movement accessible, safe, and meaningful for everyone. From 2010 to 2020, Matt worked as a mobile personal trainer supporting adults and children with disabilities, delivering tailored sessions in homes and community settings. He later founded Therapy Gyms Ltd, continuing his focus on inclusive, person-centred exercise.

Matt and Mathilde first worked together at Therapy Gyms in 2022 and have since collaborated to bring their businesses (and shared passion for exercise for all) together, creating supportive services that help people build strength, confidence, and independence through movement.

Facts about Matt: 

  • Matt had an ankle reconstruction in 2023
  • Matt has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. 
  • Matt enjoys long walks and exploring outdoors

Qualifications & Accreditations:

DipL3 Personal Training & Adaptive

2019

Level 3 Biomechanics Specialist

2020

Level 3 Disability Exercise Specialist

2015

Tamara

Community Exercise Coach

About me:

Tamara has always been quite an active person, attending performing arts schools and after-school dance classes. 

In 2013 Tamara had to undergo major spinal surgery due to scoliosis, where she had to learn how to walk again and get used to her new limitations. 

In 2018 Tamara joined a local gym where she found her love for fitness. Joining the gym not only changed her physical appearance, but it changed how she viewed fitness and exercise altogether. 

Tamara took part in multiple weightlifting events and lifted weights she never thought she could. This inspired her to qualify as a Level 2 Gym Instructor so she can share her knowledge with others who face similar struggles. 

Facts about Tamara: 

  • Tamara has been working in the TV and film industry as an extra since 2013 and has appeared in many TV shows and films. 
  • She is trained in firearms for TV and film. 
  • She has climbed Mount Snowdon, Wales. 
  • Tamara and her fiancé are secret nerds and have an unhealthy amount of Lego sets.

 

Qualifications & Accreditations:

Level 2 Gym Instructor

Level 3 in Programming & Supervising Exercise with Disabled Clients

Peter

Community Exercise Coach

About me:

Peter has always been active from a young age as his mum encouraged him to exercise due to some physical difficulties when growing. Through primary and secondary school he was always competing in indoor and outdoor athletics events and took part in various sports.  

When he started training to become a P.T. it was with the intention of understanding the body’s anatomy and various functions to not only help his own physical health and longevity but also help others with theirs. 

 He continues to work in this industry is because unlike other industries, the gratification from seeing client’s progress and joy from the training is greater than any other. He started working with Enable Fitness after moving to Ipswich from London. 

Facts about Peter: 

  • He is a mixed martial artist, practicing arts such as; Wing tsun, Muay thai, Jiu jitsu, Boxing, Catch-wrestling, MMA, HEMA and other types of weapon fighting. 
  • Used to do competition shooting and was a part of 241 ATC Squadron.
  • He is a cosplayer and enjoys watching anime and playing video games.



Qualifications & Accreditations:

Level 3 Personal trainer

Level 2 Gym instructor 

Chloe

Community Exercise Coach

About me:

Chloe is passionate about helping older adults feel strong, confident, and capable at every stage of life. She believes that building strength isn’t just about exercise – it’s about restoring trust in your body and believing in what you can achieve.

Her approach is supportive, patient, and tailored to her clients. 

She creates a welcoming environment where her clients feel comfortable to move, improve, and enjoy the process – with plenty of encouragement and a good laugh along the way.

Facts about Chloe:

  • Loves to travel
  • Is always early!
  • Enjoys cooking
  • Loves Eastenders

James

Community Exercise Coach

About me:

James has always been very keen on being active whether that’s indoors or outdoors and following sport in person where possible too. Starting from a very young age playing football after school until it was too dark to see, playing for Stowmarket rugby club & regularly attending the gym was always high on the agenda.

A passion for the gym grew and quickly decided aged 16 that a college course to earn a level 2 gym instructor qualification would be his next move. Following that he completed a level 3 Advanced Level Personal Trainer apprenticeship course which led into being a full time role as a Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer at Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre, where he spent 9 years working, building up a client base of over 35 regular clients, working with younger, older and varying ability levelled clientele.

James’s approach is to remain and to try and instil as much calmness, focus and togetherness into the clientele that he meets, inspiring them to believe in themselves and giving them determination to keep pushing hard to achieve their goals. A strong believer that exercise should be fun and inclusive for all that wish to attend it.

Facts about James:

● Ipswich Town season ticket holder for 10 years+ and rarely will miss a home game!
● Loves cooking from scratch, having taken responsibilities for all Christmas, Boxing and New Years day meals since he was 16
● Can regularly be found walking around Stowmarkets countryside
● Big Playstation gamer, will be found most evenings gaming with friends socialise after a busy day
● Has a goddaughter named Lilly-May, that he is incredibly proud of and has been looking after since she was 3 days old, Lilly-May will be 11 in 2027.

Qualifications & Accreditations:

L3 Personal Training (QCF)

2014

L2 Adaption Fitness Instruction for Adolescents (QCF)

2014

Mathilde

Co-Founder

About me:

Following her qualifications, Mathilde spent some time working in care, as she desired a career where she could be hands on and help others. It was here that she recognised her qualifications in sport and exercise could be better focused on those with health and mobility struggles where she could positively influence one’s quality of life, focusing on prevention and problem solving. This is where Enable Fitness was created.

Mathilde works to try and understand each individual, and what they want and need from their sessions. She developed the Strength and Mobility classes 4 years ago and has worked hard over this time to refine the classes to reflect what attendees both want and need as a long term solution to healthy aging and mobility struggles. 

After years of working together, Mathilde and Matt have merged their businesses to bring you the Enable Fitness you see now. 

Facts about Mathilde:

  • Animal obsessed
  • Has coeliac disease
  • Advanced open water qualified diver
  • Can be found walking her dog Luna, in the gym or looking in the fridge for a snack. 

Qualifications & Accreditations:

BsC Sport and Exercise Science

2018

L3 Personal Trainer (CIMSPA accredited)

2018

Care Certificate

2021

L3 GP Exercise Referrals

2025

Matt

Co-Founder

About me:

Matt Brinkley is a disability exercise advocate committed to making movement accessible, safe, and meaningful for everyone. From 2010 to 2020, Matt worked as a mobile personal trainer supporting adults and children with disabilities, delivering tailored sessions in homes and community settings. He later founded Therapy Gyms Ltd, continuing his focus on inclusive, person-centred exercise.

Matt and Mathilde first worked together at Therapy Gyms in 2022 and have since collaborated to bring their businesses (and shared passion for exercise for all) together, creating supportive services that help people build strength, confidence, and independence through movement.

Facts about Matt: 

  • Matt had an ankle reconstruction in 2023
  • Matt has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. 
  • Matt enjoys long walks and exploring outdoors

Qualifications & Accreditations:

DipL3 Personal Training & Adaptive

2019

Level 3 Biomechanics Specialist

2020

Level 3 Disability Exercise Specialist

2015

Tamara

Community Exercise Coach

About me:

Tamara has always been quite an active person, attending performing arts schools and after-school dance classes. 

In 2013 Tamara had to undergo major spinal surgery due to scoliosis, where she had to learn how to walk again and get used to her new limitations. 

In 2018 Tamara joined a local gym where she found her love for fitness. Joining the gym not only changed her physical appearance, but it changed how she viewed fitness and exercise altogether. 

Tamara took part in multiple weightlifting events and lifted weights she never thought she could. This inspired her to qualify as a Level 2 Gym Instructor so she can share her knowledge with others who face similar struggles. 

Facts about Tamara: 

  • Tamara has been working in the TV and film industry as an extra since 2013 and has appeared in many TV shows and films. 
  • She is trained in firearms for TV and film. 
  • She has climbed Mount Snowdon, Wales. 
  • Tamara and her fiancé are secret nerds and have an unhealthy amount of Lego sets.

 

Qualifications & Accreditations:

Level 2 Gym Instructor

Level 3 in Programming & Supervising Exercise with Disabled Clients

Peter

Community Exercise Coach

About me:

Peter has always been active from a young age as his mum encouraged him to exercise due to some physical difficulties when growing. Through primary and secondary school he was always competing in indoor and outdoor athletics events and took part in various sports.  

When he started training to become a P.T. it was with the intention of understanding the body’s anatomy and various functions to not only help his own physical health and longevity but also help others with theirs. 

 He continues to work in this industry is because unlike other industries, the gratification from seeing client’s progress and joy from the training is greater than any other. He started working with Enable Fitness after moving to Ipswich from London. 

Facts about Peter: 

  • He is a mixed martial artist, practicing arts such as; Wing tsun, Muay thai, Jiu jitsu, Boxing, Catch-wrestling, MMA, HEMA and other types of weapon fighting. 
  • Used to do competition shooting and was a part of 241 ATC Squadron.
  • He is a cosplayer and enjoys watching anime and playing video games.



Qualifications & Accreditations:

Level 3 Personal trainer

Level 2 Gym instructor 

Chloe

Community Exercise Coach

About me:

Chloe is passionate about helping older adults feel strong, confident, and capable at every stage of life. She believes that building strength isn’t just about exercise – it’s about restoring trust in your body and believing in what you can achieve.

Her approach is supportive, patient, and tailored to her clients. 

She creates a welcoming environment where her clients feel comfortable to move, improve, and enjoy the process – with plenty of encouragement and a good laugh along the way.

Facts about Chloe:

  • Loves to travel
  • Is always early!
  • Enjoys cooking
  • Loves Eastenders

James

Community Exercise Coach

About me:

James has always been very keen on being active whether that’s indoors or outdoors and following sport in person where possible too. Starting from a very young age playing football after school until it was too dark to see, playing for Stowmarket rugby club & regularly attending the gym was always high on the agenda.

A passion for the gym grew and quickly decided aged 16 that a college course to earn a level 2 gym instructor qualification would be his next move. Following that he completed a level 3 Advanced Level Personal Trainer apprenticeship course which led into being a full time role as a Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer at Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre, where he spent 9 years working, building up a client base of over 35 regular clients, working with younger, older and varying ability levelled clientele.

James’s approach is to remain and to try and instil as much calmness, focus and togetherness into the clientele that he meets, inspiring them to believe in themselves and giving them determination to keep pushing hard to achieve their goals. A strong believer that exercise should be fun and inclusive for all that wish to attend it.

Facts about James:

● Ipswich Town season ticket holder for 10 years+ and rarely will miss a home game!
● Loves cooking from scratch, having taken responsibilities for all Christmas, Boxing and New Years day meals since he was 16
● Can regularly be found walking around Stowmarkets countryside
● Big Playstation gamer, will be found most evenings gaming with friends socialise after a busy day
● Has a goddaughter named Lilly-May, that he is incredibly proud of and has been looking after since she was 3 days old, Lilly-May will be 11 in 2027.

Qualifications & Accreditations:

L3 Personal Training (QCF)

2014

L2 Adaption Fitness Instruction for Adolescents (QCF)

2014

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