Built for people who are ready to do the work and just need the right support

I’m Mat Roberts, founder of Evolve Personal Training Facility.

I’ve been coaching for most of my life, starting from a young age helping friends and people locally improve their fitness and confidence. What began as something natural quickly developed into a real passion for helping others move better, feel better, and take control of their health.

My journey into fitness and nutrition became much deeper after I experienced anorexia at 15 years old. Through my recovery, I developed a strong understanding of how important exercise and nutrition are not just for physical results, but for rebuilding both body and mind. That experience still shapes the way I coach today, with a strong focus on education, and long-term health.

After travelling and working throughout Australia, and spending years training clients across the UK from larger group sessions to one-to-one personal training I built my career helping a wide range of people, from busy mums and dads wanting to move better, lose body fat, build strength, and improve their health, to individuals returning to exercise after injury or time away.

I’ve seen some incredible body transformations along the way, I also specialise in supporting people recovering from eating disorders, helping many achieve life-changing results and rebuild a healthy relationship with exercise and nutrition.

As my career evolved, alongside helping the general population improve their health, fitness, and body confidence, I became increasingly passionate about coaching movement.

Through the results my clients achieved and the referrals I received, I built a strong reputation within my local community. This led me to specialise in strength and conditioning before progressing into sports rehabilitation. Today, I work closely with local physiotherapists to help clients reduce pain, move better, recover from injury, and return to training safely. I regularly receive referrals from local physios for this reason.

In 2010, I founded Evolve Personal Training. After moving to Prestwich, Manchester, my vision grew into creating the Evolve Personal Training Facility a place where people could access expert coaching in a supportive, structured environment focused on long-term results. We were also one of the first to introduce Small Group Personal Training (SGPT) to the Bury area, offering a more accessible, community-driven alternative to one-to-one coaching.

Today, I run Evolve alongside my team, where we coach a wide range of clients from those in their 30s through to their 70s helping them become stronger, fitter, healthier, and more confident. We offer Small Group Personal Training , Semi-Private PT, and One-to-One Personal Training, all built around expert coaching, structure, and accountability.

I built Evolve to create a place where training is supportive, structured, and focused on what truly matters helping you move well, stay strong, improve your health, and build a lifelong love for exercise while enjoying the process every step of the way.

We recently got featured in the Bury Times for the results achieved by our clients and the positive impact we've had within the local community.