Matt & Monica Profile

Matt Thom

Matt Thom is one of Australia’s leading health & fitness professionals, representing Australia at an international level as a fitness competitor in the World Fitness Federation Universe, he won 4 world titles in Pairs Fitness.

With a Degree in Human Movement, he has worked in the industry for the past 15 years as a personal trainer, corporate trainer, presenter, motivational speaker, educator and fitness consultant. He is co-founder of Fitness Kick @ Flemington, Melbourne’s first specialized fitness training centre, winner of 2007 and 2008 Personal Training Business of the Year.

He has developed and trademarked over six effective fitness training programs and co-owns five businesses in the fitness industry. He has extensive martial arts experience and is the Victorian sensei for Australian Freestyle Kickboxing. He currently runs self-defence programs in over 100 schools throughout the state of Victoria.

Monica Wright

Monica Wright is Australia’s leading Fitness Athlete and holds the 2002, 2003, and 2006 Ms Fitness Universe Title, having won these prestigious titles at the World Fitness Federation Universe Championships in Europe.

Monica started her fitness career at age 4 as a successful gymnast and competed until age 21, when she moved into Fitness Competitions, winning her 1st competition in 1999 with an impressive acrobatic routine. She is best known for her Lara Croft inspired fitness routine in 2002.

Monica also holds the 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006 World Fitness Pairs Title at the WFF Fitness Universe with her husband, Matt Thom. They both won the Fairfax Sports Stars of the Year award in 2003.

Monica has over 14 years experience in the fitness industry as a personal trainer, group exercise instructor, gymnastics coach, fitness journalist, motivational speaker, kickboxing instructor, yoga teacher and is co-owner of Fitness Kick @ Flemington, which has over 400 personal training clients.

She has appeared regularly as a sports model on the cover of Better Health and Natural Muscle and many fitness editorials in Oxygen Magazine, Women’s Health, WHO Magazine and Ironman.

Monica provides inspirational nutrition and weight loss advice to all her clients, and her interactive Food Challenges have been so successful here in Australia, they are now offered online.

Her goal is to inspire others to make exercise a daily habit and to eat themselves to health!