Thearith Chan (T. Chan)
Thearith Chan (T. Chan) is the owner of Evolution Fitness and a Certified Personal Trainer with 18 years of experience. His story begins as the ugly duckling, while growing up he was always the shortest or skinniest guy in the room. To make things even worse, he had braces and severe cystic acne. He was very insecure and always had confidence problems. All of his self-manipulated imperfections led to severe depression and he was later prescribed medication.
After numerous years of battling with himself, he finally got out of this slump he was in, leaving the dark past behind. He started to seriously engage in working out and came to the realization that working out gave him a permanent high and it wasn't fake or temporary. There wasn't a need for prescription medication – his love for fitness was his newest prescription, and it was a healthy addiction.
Years passed by and here he is now, leading by example, sharing his fitness passion and helping his clients to increase their quality of life. T. Chan enjoys working with all types of fitness levels with or without metabolic diseases/fitness injuries. He works at your pace and is not here to frown upon your weaknesses. He will encourage you and hold your hand through every fitness obstacle you will encounter. As your trainer and the owner of Evolution Fitness, he understands that each client has a struggle and believes that everyone can get through every obstacle with a little patience and motivation. He will assure you that each client that comes in contact with him or any of his trainers will get a personal training session that is a life-changing experience. It will be an experience that you will want to rave to your family and friends about.
Kristen Newman
Kristen Newman is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and Registered Nurse BSN, RN. She graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and has been a nurse for 12 years. She was an athlete all through high school playing volley ball, and running track & field. She began weight lifting during her last year of high school. She played intramural volleyball in college and continued to weight lift. After college, Kristen began the sport of body building with the mission to compete in a fitness show. She competed in the bikini tall class for WBFF. She has worked hard to put muscle on her tall frame and understands the challenge of building muscle with proper nutrition. She continues to train with a bodybuilding style as her own workout program. She enjoys heavy weight lifting.
During Kristen's career as a nurse, she has held a variety of positions ranging from medical surgical nursing to psychiatric/mental health nursing. She has worked with a range of patients with vast medical diagnoses. With her nursing knowledge, Kristen is able to assist clients with nutrition as well as planning workout programs around medical conditions.
Kristen's passion for fitness has made her want to share this love with her clients. As your trainer, she understands the challenge of each body type. She enjoys working with a range of clients including age and fitness level. She understands the difficulties of starting a new workout program. With her high energy and diverse experience, she will set you up to succeed. Her experience in the nursing field has provided her with unique knowledge about the body. She will motivate you to stick with your plan and reach your goals!
Destinee Charette
Destinee is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer who has dedicated her career to helping women and men feel confident and comfortable in the gym. She discovered her love for fitness as a teenager when she workout during off seasons to stay in shape for softball. After graduation, she became more consistent with her workouts and began to educate herself on proper weight lifting/exercise mechanics. When going to the gym with friends, she noticed that many of them weren't as comfortable in the weights section and would often gravitate towards the back of the gym or cardio machines.
This realization ignited a fire in Destinee to make a difference. Her commitment to gaining the proper knowledge to use and help others, led her to become a Personal Trainer. While in the process of getting her personal training certification, Destinee worked at a local gym, helping to teach group classes and shadowing personal training sessions. Once certified, she began her journey as a personal trainer with a mission to empower and motivate women to achieve their fitness goals and feel more confident in the gym setting.
In addition to her certification and experience, Destinee is also a friendly and approachable trainer who takes pride in creating a supportive and encouraging environment for clients of all fitness levels. Her ultimate objective is to instill confidence in her clients, enabling them to enter any gym without hesitation. She is committed to empowering my clients and ensuring that they leave each session feeling motivated, self-assured, and ready to conquer their fitness journey.
Romina Marinaro
Romina Marinaro is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer with over 15 years of experience in working at commercial box gyms, private studios and group fitness. She takes education and fitness to exceptional standards and holds multiple nationally recognized certifications varying from corrective exercise, fitness nutrition, TRX suspension training and pain free performance.
She specializes in working with clients who are high achievers in many parts of their lives and want to achieve similar success in their physical skills. She believes that the key to a healthy and balanced lifestyle is fueling the body with proper nutrition and consistent exercise.
Her positive attitude, motivational coaching, and excellent verbal skills is a formula for success. It has helped many of her clients achieve their personal goals of feeling and looking great. Having Romina as your trainer, is like having a best friend that will be by your side and never let you down!
Harry Pickering
Harry Pickering is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer. He is born and raised in Warwick, R.I, this is where he honed his athletic skills playing every sport under the sun: basketball, baseball, soccer, hockey, track & field, football, volleyball, tennis and even rugby (you'll have to ask him about his rugby story). Harry's unique experience in the realm of sports led him to weightlifting and ultimately Evolution Fitness. He strives to motivate clients to understand that health & fitness isn't just an hour you spend in the gym 3x a week, rather it is a way of life that helps fortify mind, body, and soul.
After graduating Rhode Island College with a B.A in Justice Studies w/a concentration in Accounting and Sociology, Harry advanced to becoming a Director of Finance for a company that operated across the U.S. Following a brief stint in the finance industry he found himself drawn to Evolution Fitness where he began his next chapter as a personal trainer.
Harry enjoys spending time with family, chasing his Jack Russell Terrier around, and engaging in various types of sports. One of his finest moment as a trainer was noticing his first client taking a selfie in the mirror towards the end of their workout. He is aware that everybody wants to be healthy, but there is occasionally a voice that prevents you from taking the necessary actions. Through discipline, hard work, and consistency he seeks to help you build healthy habits and maintain them.
Lysaththa Inn (Lee)
Lysaththa In aka Lee is an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer, born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. Lee spent the majority of his earlier years working as a career chef. He was always striving to improve and learn from different culinary experts. From sushi chef to hibachi, farm to table and steakhouses, he has pretty much worked every position in the kitchen. After many years, Lee decided to dabble in different career paths, solely for the purpose of evolving in an ever changing time — from retail sales associate to construction laborer.
After many years of ignoring his physical and mental health, it started to take its toll on him. That's when he decided to redirect his path in life and focus on improving his fitness and health. One big motivation that inspired Lee into fitness was being trained under the guidance of Thearith Chan (T. Chan). After training with T. Chan, Lee went on to further educate himself throughout the years on all things fitness and health, participating in 5Ks, yoga classes, boot camp style classes, powerlifting, and bodybuilding. One day he hopes to compete in men's physique.
With all the experience, traumas and obstacles Lee has faced, he can proudly say fitness has forever changed his life. He strives to inspire and motivate all he encounters. To have him on your side as your trainer will tremendously improve not just your health, but also your confidence. Lee knows what it's like to struggle towards self-improvement, and what it takes to get there.