About me:
I’m Matthew Ryan Carney, 43 years young and originally from Austin, Texas. I moved to Sydney in 2025 to be with my partner after visiting for a couple of years. We first met at yoga teacher training in Bali!
I really love living in Australia, the nature, beautiful beaches, fitness culture and people too. I have been blessed with great friends, fortune and happiness here, so far.
Training History
22 years Personal Training
15 years Pilates Instruction
6 Years Precision Nutrition Coaching
3 Years Yoga Instruction
Career Highlights
Strength & Conditioning coach at Chelsea Piers SportsCenter, New York (2008-2012)
Pilates Gym owner (VBodies Fitness Austin, 2015-2020)
Sr. Fitness & Wellness Specialist on The World Residential Cruise Ship (2023-2024)
Education
B.Sc. Exercise Science, University of Texas
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA-CSCS)
Certified Health Coach - Precision Nutrition
Certified Pilates Instructor, STOTT and Balanced Body
Golf Fitness Qualified, Titlest Performance Institute
Certified Yoga Instructor, YogMantra
My Fitness Story
Over my career working with hundreds of PT clients, and thousands of group exercisers, I have seen many people improve the course of their lives with strategic changes to their fitness program, mindset, or nutrition plan.
I also had to make deliberate changes to my exercise program for my own longevity. In my 20’s, I was a strength and conditioning coach, but suffered from chronic back and shoulder pain from unresolved sports injuries.
After several years of pain, I finally found the precision techniques of therapeutic Pilates, which resolved my pain, made me stronger than ever before, and most importantly— restored my confidence in keeping myself pain-free.
Now, after 15 years of teaching Pilates, and over 20 years in personal training, I teach weight training with safe and precise techniques, just like I teach Pilates. This helps clients feel stronger with less soreness, add muscle and bone density, metabolize more body fat, and often reduces or resolves aches and pains as well.
With a longevity mindset at the forefront of this shared experience— I believe we can all truly feel younger, and better, at an older age, if we create a longevity-minded fitness and nutrition program that works for us. This is what I do for my clients!
Sometimes, it’s the attention to detail— precision corrective work that can only be addressed in 1-on-1 training— that becomes that turning point in our lives.
Working together, we will address your fitness and wellness goals while executing a program that will be designed to bring you success, knowledge, and joy— with sustainable results now, and confidence in your body’s better future.
Find me on Youtube @MatthewCarneyPilates
