Henry Gill (Fitness Matrix)

Fitness Matrix is an exclusive and private fitness studio in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne that delivers one-to-one Personal Training, Sports Massage, Spinning classes and Fast Results Packages.

From Henry, you will receive the highest quality of service, in a fully equipped private fitness suite. Whether you want to lose weight, build muscle mass or train for a specific event, Fitness Matrix will deliver results that last and provide you with a safe, private environment in which to achieve your goals.

I started my working life as a Bus Conductor in Ashington in 1985, before joining the Royal Air Force in 1986, serving for 21 years. Having visited many parts of the world and lived in Germany, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar, I was made redundant in 2007. Feeling lost and with no idea of what I would do now that I had to get a proper job, a PTI suggested that I should become a Personal Trainer, to which my first response was 'I don't think so!'. However, I looked into it and decided that I would take a Diploma in Personal Training and Sports Massage Therapy, which was a 3 months intensive residential course. On returning to the North East after leaving the RAF, I created Fitness Matrix.

I'm proud that I've started and grown my business during a recession, managing to survive the first year and still growing as I embark on the second year of trading.