Who is Coach Mateo?
I was Born 1984. Tokio, Japan. No I am not Japanese but I do love sushi.
My father was a diplomat, so through my childhood years, we moved around a bit: Mexico, Brussels, London, California, Ottawa, Toronto.
I then graduated high school and decided I wanted to learn Sports Psychology. I enrolled at Laurentian university in Sudbury Ontario, Canada, where I also played 2 years of Varsity Basketball and graduated with honors in 2007. As soon as I finished I moved back to Mexico City to start working on my career.
I was lucky to start working at the national training center ( CNAR ) as a sports psychologist and performance coach. I Got my main experience working with over 30 different Olympic sports in an environment based only on top Mexican athletes.
After 4 years I opened my private practice as well as my first fitness studio (2012).
Offering a variety of services such as Personal training, nutrition, coaching, sports psych, rehab and more.
Two years later in 2014 I started to franchise my brand «Personal Trainer Mexico» and opened 5 more locations in the mexico city area.
In 2019 I sold my locations and started online training and the Coach Mateo Fitness Podcast.
As soon as the pandemic started I had everything in place and between 2020 and 2022 I sold over 10,000 memberships to my 21 day challenge (El Reto 21) plus other services.
In 2024 I moved with my family to Ottawa, Canada to build a lifestyle that is hard to creat in mexico based on security, health, training and out doors actvities.
I still work independently:
- Coaching people of all ages live healthier
- Speaking at events
- Helping fitness business grow
- And helping athletes improve their performance.
My goal is to help you be better than you were yesterday.
I share with you my story so that you know who you will be talking to.
Why do I do this?
Long story short, one day while I was training one of my first clients when I was about 20 years old, she told me “Mateo, you saved my life, because if it wasn’t for your, I would be dead…You have a gift, so please never give up on people”. and since that moment I understood my purpose in life.
I want to hear your story and help you reach your goals.
