Professor Matthew Wyon Author

Professor Matthew Wyon is a leading exercise physiologist at the University of Wolverhampton. As a strength and conditioning coach, he has trained professional and pre-professional dancers for the last twenty-five years. As a researcher, his focus is on performance enhancement for dancers by examining and testing the link between physical fitness interventions and dance performance. Matthew is a founding partner of the National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science, UK. Sefton Clarke is a strength and conditioning trainer and former professional dancer. He was a Soloist for almost twenty years with some of the top ranked dance companies worldwide, including The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Düsseldorf, Zurich, Vienna and Dutch National Ballet. On retirement he went into the field of nutrition, health, and strength and conditioning. He currently trains professional dancers and actors in The Netherlands at his own studio.