SCOTT HIPPERN

Scott graduated from Acadia University in 2019 with a bachelor of Kinesiology and is certified with standard first aid and CPR. He grew up in Bedford playing golf, football, and spent a lot of time at the ski hill. He made some big changes in his life, lost a lot of weight and started focusing on health and fitness. “I love the opportunity to express and hopefully share my thirst for a healthy lifestyle with others.”

Scott loves the small community feel of Evolve and the opportunity to create social bonds with clients and make a big impact on their day-to-day lives. “The intimacy that Evolve, and especially the Bedford gym provides, is a very rewarding experience that makes me proud of not only the members, but also myself. I want to be able to show members that a healthy, happy, and fun-filled life is very possible with the right balance, and that a stringent routine isn’t always necessary.”

Scott spends most of his time teaching boot camps at the Bedford location, but can also be found filling in at Strawberry Hill.

JESSICA DOUCET

Originally from Cape Breton, Jessica moved to Halifax in 2016 to work as a Land Surveyor. Growing up, her family was big into organized sports but she had no interest in it herself.

After deciding to make some changes in her life she was introduced to Evolve through their 6 week challenges and quickly fell in love with everything they had to offer. Since becoming a member at Evolve in 2018, Jessica’s outlook on fitness and nutrition has completely changed.

She has completed her Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification and her ISSA Personal Training Certification. You can mostly find her at our Bedford location, where she teaches boot camp, cardio & core and spin classes.

Jessica draws from her personal experience joining Evolve to help relate to and help others who are feeling overwhelmed and are struggling to get started.

FRANK “THE TANK” HOWELL

Frank is a native of Cape Breton who now calls Fall River home. He joined Evolve Fitness in May of 2013 and never looked back. 

Growing up, basketball and cycling were his passions. He was always active even throughout university. However, one fateful day in 2008 changed his life, as he was involved in a near fatal car accident. 

Fast forward to 2013 when he found Evolve Fitness. His passion for physical fitness returned, and his body got stronger again!

Since then, he has become a dedicated part time trainer at Evolve, while working full time as a medical device rep. He is passionate about food and fitness, and tries to motivate others as much as possible. Not to mention he has a killer playlist! 

BECKY LYTLE

Becky has been a long time and loyal member at Evolve since 2016. Since beginning her fitness journey with the team, she has passionately sung the praises of this gem of a gym to any and all who would listen. Together with her sister Laura Little, Becky has helped add to the fitness program Evolve offers its clients, by instructing regularly scheduled Cardio & Core sessions. She also subs in for the occasional boot camp (A task she particularly enjoys).

A high school Drama teacher by day, fitness motivator by night, you can always count on Becky to bring the enthusiasm and positive energy! Becky strongly believes in the community Evolve has built, and works diligently to support and contribute to that community in any way she can.

Growing up, Becky was always much more involved in the arts as opposed to athletics and struggled to see herself as an athlete. Evolve and it’s trainers have offered Becky an opportunity in adulthood that has helped to change the way she sees herself. Becky has learned to “trust the process”, by setting fitness goals, and working hard to achieve them. As a result of her own personal journey, she is committed to supporting the other clients at Evolve by helping them to build self-confidence while realizing their own potential.

MARY VEINOTTE

Mary grew up in Guysborough, NS playing and watching every single sport you could possibly imagine and translated that passion of physical activity into a 20 year (and counting) career as a Junior High Phys Ed teacher in HRM. Inspiring young people to make physical activity part of their life was the catalyst to inspire Mary to do the same for herself and her family. Although she is still a fanatic of all things sport, she “evolve”d to realize that the benefits of functional fitness has more of an impact on quality of life than a pick up baseball game.

After a traumatic accident (at the age of 42) that rendered her bedridden and immoblie for months, Mary found Evolve and increased her strength, confidence and belief in the benefits of strength training especially to women of her “vintage” and hasn’t looked back. Mary is an active client of Evolve (still trains 4-5 times per week) and you can now find her teaching evenings/weekends in Bedford and filling in periodically at Strawberry Hill.

Mary’s passion and enthusiasm for training shine through in her classes. Always inspiring a never-give up work ethic with an eclectic mix of 90’s jams and current hits, her classes have a tendency to make you work up a sweat while wearing a smile. It’s never too late to start, your body can do more than you think it can, and singing while sweating is a vibe that can’t be beat.

HENRICK STRAIT-HINNERICHSEN

My journey started with having a natural enthusiasm for life and the outdoors, which evolved into a passion for competitive running, endurance obstacle course racing and triathlons over 10 years ago at regional, North American, and World Championship levels.

I’ve learned that your mind will quit before your body does, so I get excited helping others see and experience what their bodies are capable of with just enough hard work.

Active as a volunteer trainer in the HRM for the past 7 years, I love to celebrate people’s successes; from your first pull up, to your 100th, your goals are worth celebrating.

I make it a goal to help you achieve a happy and well-balanced lifestyle, and have a lot of fun along the way. Remember: Be kind to yourself. It’s the long haul that makes the difference in your life, and it’s worth it. You’re worth it!

CHRISTINE INGHAM

Christine joined the Evolve team at the end of 2020 to help with the additional administrative tasks that come with adding a virtual fitness offering to a busy boutique gym.

Originally from Pictou County, Christine moved to Halifax in 2014 to attend Saint Mary's University for a Bachelor of Commerce. She had initially planned to move to a bigger city after getting her degree, but after spending a semester studying in Spain, she realized how much she loved Halifax and is here to stay.

Christine thrives on being able to wear multiple hats, working on an array of projects at once and making her colleague's jobs easier, which is what drew her to working in an assistant role. Evolve's tight-knit community and love of giving back were how she knew this position would be a perfect fit.

At Evolve, you can find her answering questions for clients, organizing the space, planning challenge parties or uploading content to the member site. In her free time, you can find her hiking with her dog, baking mediocre cakes or attending bootcamp. Christine's favourite exercise is deadlifts, and her favourite post-workout snack is a banana!