Movement with Matt

Functional Fitness.

Keep it simple. Keep it safe. Keep it moving.

Nice To Meet You

Welcome to Movement with Matt! I'm dedicated to helping you achieve your fitness goals and lead a healthier lifestyle. With 11+ years of experience and a passion for seeing my clients succeed, I create personalized training programs designed around you—your goals, your lifestyle, your pace. Based in the Twin Cities, I’m here to help you get stronger, feel better, and actually enjoy the process along the way. My primary areas of focus are weight loss, building functional strength and injury prevention/recovery.

Let's start this journey together towards a fitter, healthier you.

Services

I focus on really listening to what you need and building a personalized plan that helps you reach, and maintain your fitness goals.

We train in small, private gyms in Edina, Eden Prairie, and Minnetonka. If it’s easier, I’m happy to come to you and train in your home - whatever works best for your schedule and comfort.

Weight Loss

Focus on creating a small, sustainable calorie deficit without making life miserable.

Dialing in nutrition - focus on being better, not perfect
Combining strength training + cardio for maximum fat loss
Building habits like daily movement and swapping healthier snacks for junk food

The key is consistency over perfection. No crash or fad diets, just a plan you can stick to.

Build Functional Strength

Gain strength in ways that actually help your daily life.

Prioritize compound movements like squats, deadlifts, pushes, pulls, and carries
Train movement patterns, not just muscles
Progressively increase resistance so you’re always improving

Feel stronger and more confident while lifting heavy groceries, climbing stairs or playing with your children.

Injury Recovery & Prevention

Whether you're recovering from an injury or hope to prevent one, I will tailor a plan around the areas of concern and help you stay fit long-term.

Improving mobility and stability (hips, shoulders, core are big ones)
Teaching proper form and movement mechanics
Programming smart recovery
Addressing pain early with corrective exercises
Focus on improving balance and coordination

I offer

Private 1-on-1 sessions
Partner sessions (2 people)
Small group sessions (3-5 people)
Private gyms
In-home training
Virtual training available

Client Success Stories

I have been working with Matt Leaf for about 7 years! He is a very knowledgeable and skilled trainer and is a very supportive trainer to work with. He individualizes my needs, based on my strengths and areas of needed improvement. I am able to say that I have never had an injury related to the workouts that Matt develops for me. I think that speaks to his ability to customize strength training workouts for me, not to just draw from a prescribed set of workouts.

The best evidence of Matt's expertise is that I feel that I have been able to improve my overall strength, fitness and health over the past 7 years. I am 67 years old now, and started due to a concern about osteopenia, which could evolve into osteoporosis. I have been able to keep my bone density from getting worse over the past 7 years. Thank you, Matt!

Judy S.

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