What is Perpetual Wellness?

At Perpetual Wellness, we empower individuals to unlock their full potential in health, well-being, and performance. Whether you're aiming for peak physical condition or striving for specific aesthetic goals, our online training programs offer tailored solutions to suit your needs.

Backed by years of experience and expertise, we guide you through a journey of transformation, helping you harness the benefits of prioritizing your health. Because we believe that investing in your well-being is not just a choice, but a lifelong commitment to living your best life.

Join us on the path to perpetual wellness, where your journey to optimal health never ends

 
 
Matthew Sookdeo

Who is Matthew Sookdeo?

Since 2013, I have worked alongside world-renowned musculoskeletal experts in clinical settings, everyday gyms, and high performance facilities. This experience has given me an in-depth understanding of human health and well-being, enabling me to help people from all walks of life. 

 
 

Be it a banker, a homemaker, or a mixed martial artists I have helped them all achieve their fitness and wellness goals. There are fundamentals in training that no matter your fitness level, you need to be doing. For example, I always prescribe a pivot joint exercise for the neck that significantly reduces tightness, stiffness, and improves the function of the neck. My extensive understanding of human physiology, biomechanics, approach to fitness, and continued support from clients as well as colleagues has led me to create this website.

My goal is to help you achieve your desired outcomes in the safest and most effective manner! The programs I offer are designed with your goals and needs in mind. Through this tailored approach, I will show you how to improve your performance at the gym, recovery and mental health, while reducing pain and the likelihood of (re)injury. I am strongly convinced that with my approach will see your overall well-being improve.

Even if you are not currently suffering from injury, your body requires specific physical inputs to ensure it continues to function pain and problem-free. The joint specific practices I have created will ensure that you continue to do so.

Sign up today and together, we will learn about how respecting and following the scientific principles of human health and well-being can greatly improve our quality of life and make us better humans.

Lets get after it,

Matt Sookdeo

FRS Specialist, FRC ms, FRA Practitioner, Kinstretch Instructor, FLMP, CSEP-CPT
 

My Personal Journey

Let’s start from the beginning. At the age of 6 my mom enrolled me in taekwondo and karate classes because I was a hyperactive kid. I continued with that up until the age of 13, at which point I stopped training all together (no other reason than I became a know it all teenager). Fast forward five years and a close friend of mine who practiced various martial arts convinced me to come join his Muay Thai club.

After the first class I was so sore that I couldn’t return for 12 days. After the second class it took me another 12 days to return. The third time I went it wasn’t for a class but rather for a sparring session with my friend. Little did I know this would be the ‘spark’ that began my journey into health and wellness… Long story short I got my ass kicked. As I was laying in the ring trying to bring myself together I asked myself a question ‘what do I have to do to make sure this never happens again?’ That led me to a life free of alcohol, a bedtime of no later than 10pm, changing my diet, practicing other forms of training including yoga, planting a garden that summer to grow as much organic fruits and vegetables as I could, meditating everyday, and showing up to that Muay Thai club as much as I could. After a year of doing that I was far better than when I started, so much better that many people at the club said if they didn’t know me they would have thought I had been practicing for much longer than a year.

I felt like a new person, I had more energy, more confidence, greater mental clarity, I looked better, and I decided that I wanted to show others what improving your body and mind can do for you. At that point I asked myself another question ‘what is the best way to help others?’ The answer at that time was to go to school. I thought that would allow me to learn from experts and provide people with the best care possible. I looked into various programs and asked various people I knew in the field and the best answer seemed to be to enroll in a Fitness and Lifestyle Management program so that’s what I did. Two years later I graduated from that program and received an Advance Diploma in Fitness and Lifestyle Management. That allowed me to take the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology Certified Personal Trainer course which I also completed. Sounds fancy right? You would think someone with those certifications knows a lot about human health. Well let me tell you right now that is far from true! Those certifications are not worth the paper they’re printed on. What I did gain from that experience is the realization that the majority of professionals in this field have scary misunderstandings of fundamental principles that connect science and fitness. Not respecting these principles leads to plateaus, pain, injury and the deterioration of longevity and vitality of human health. Knowing this I decided to break away from the norm and seek the advice of a real expert.

That expert to me was a world renowned musculoskeletal expert named Dr. Andreo Spina so I decided to reach out to him and see if he would help me. Thankfully, Dr. Spina decided to put me under his wing and helped me transform my life, overcome all my injuries, and helped me truly understand what is required to optimize human health. 

For more than 7 years my knowledge and skills were sharpened under the tutelage of Dr. Spina. Over that time I also met, trained, and worked with high level performance coaches to round out my skill set. Today, I continue to learn from Dr. Spina and other experts but I have developed myself to a level that is required to help nearly anyone achieve their fitness goals, optimize their health, and become the best versions of themselves.

What People Are Saying

  • Steph P.

    I've been physically active for a very long-time. I have always loved yoga and strength training. Unfortunately, when the pandemic hit, it became hard to do both those things. I began feeling the effects of not having access to a gym or yoga studio quickly.

    Thankfully, I know Matt very well so I reached out to him and asked him for a at home program that would help me maintain and possibly develop strength and also offset the tightness and stiffness I developed working from home. He sent me his Functional Humanity program and I have to say it definitely helped a lot!

    I am a pretty experienced lifter and I do a lot of yoga and this program helped me improve my coordination, strength, flexibility, and overall control. I am back in the gym doing better than I was before. I highly recommend this course for anyone as it has built in modifications for all skill and experience levels.

  • Jen H.

    I started working with Matthew a little over a month ago and I am easily in the best physical shape and condition I have ever been in! I am stronger, fitter, and more active and it's only been a month!

    When I met with Matthew I told him I was struggling to gain muscle mass, lift heavier, and was unable to train frequently due to feeling extremely sore/stiff after most sessions. He did an evaluation of my body and diet and prescribed me some joint specific exercises, a new training routine, and some dietary changes. Within weeks I gained 3 lbs of muscle, went from training 3 days a week to 6 days, I no longer feel excessive stiffness/soreness, I increased the weight I do on all my exercises, I sleep better, and I honestly feel incredible. I've done a lot things trying to improve my level of fitness and health but nothing compares to what Matthew's approach has done for me. I highly recommend him to anyone, young or old, newbie or advanced because what he does works and I've never experienced anything like it.

  • Prisillia D.

    When I started working with Matt I was a few years out from a full ACL repair, tibial fracture, and tailbone fracture.

    Ever since getting out of rehab for those injuries nothing was ever the same. I had pain with basic daily tasks, I couldn’t work out the same way, and I was told by many therapists and doctors that it would be that way for the rest of my life…

    When I told Matt that he laughed at the notion of not being able to deal with these problems. He explained that with what they know and have been doing I wouldn’t get better but if I start doing the right things the best version of myself wasn’t behind me but ahead of me.

    I had nothing to lose at that point and I really liked the way Matt explained everything so I started to do everything he told me to. Within a year I was pain free. After another 6 months not only was I still pain free but I was the strongest and heaviest I’ve ever been with the abs and booty of my dreams!

    Matt’s approach is different on so many levels but it works. Trusting him changed my life and if you do the same he will change yours too.

  • Jina K.

    I've worked out for years and done a bunch of programs but nothing has helped me like Matt's programs have!

    His first program (Functional Humanity) helped me understand and use my body more effectively and efficiently. It also helped alleviate the hip, back, and neck pain I had been suffering from.

    His second program helped me put on weight, build my legs and my booty like never before. I'm on my third program right now (Booty and Abs) and as expected I am already seeing great results. I highly recommend that you follow Matt's approach because it will help you feel better, look better, and live better.

  • Kate R.

    This program (Functional Humanity) really changed the way I feel, understand, and think about my body. I am able to perform all the other types of training with much greater confidence and ease.

    I would recommend you do this program if you are looking to feel better, get stronger, become more flexible, and learn how to truly take care of your physical health.

  • Lou B.

    Matt really took the time to listen and understand exactly what I wanted out of my training. Within weeks of starting one of his programs I noticed a substantial difference in how my body looked and felt. I was leaner and had almost no aches, something I have not had in a very long time.

    I’ve worked with a lot of different trainers and done numerous training programs over the last few years and my experience with Matt has by far been the best. I’m always motivated to go to the gym because I am now constantly crushing personal records. Matt’s coaching and program development is so amazing that I’ve referred all of my friends to him.

What People Are Saying

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I’ve made the best progress I have in all my years of training following Matt’s programs

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— Julia T.

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I wanted to say thank you so much for the exercises you recommended. I found them to be incredibly useful and easy to do at home. They definitely helped with improving movement. I feel way more youthful with a better range of motion! I’m impressed with your knowledge of joints and joint care

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— Wan S.

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Matt’s understanding of joint health has made a huge difference in my life. After working with him I no longer have pain and I recovered from what I was told were ‘chronic injures'. His approach is unlike anything I’ve seen before and I’ve been training for over 20 years

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— VICTORIA G.

Accreditations

FRS Specialist
FRA Practitioner
FRC Mobility Specialist
Kinstretch Instructor
FLMP

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