Evolve Personal Trainers

Doug Schlenk

Owner, Coach

• Bachelor of Science Fontbonne University
• Certification International Sports Science Association
• National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified
• Painfree Performance Specialist Certified
• TFW Level I, II
• Titleist Performance Institute Certified
• Published Author

Doug’s fitness experience began in college while training for baseball. After college Doug continued to educate himself and develop his gym knowledge while working in corporate America. After 5 years working for corporate America, he decided to help individuals instead and started personal training. This career change allowed Doug to take his love of personal fitness and turn it into a career.

Doug worked as the training director for 6 years at a local gym until he decided to open a gym that caters to the individual and not the masses. In 2014 Doug co-authored the book, Rapid Body Makeover, which hit top seller status on Amazon.com in September of 2014. Doug has been recognized by America’s Premier Experts for his commitment to publishing expert content in 2014 to the public. It’s not uncommon to see Doug speaking at local business’ or groups on various fitness and life topics to try and help people gain as much knowledge on health and fitness to better their lives. Doug and his staff are committed to helping people become happy with themselves both inside and out and have been doing it for years.

Ben Miller

Lead Coach

• B.S. Exercise Science – Lindenwood University
• Painfree Performance Specialist Certified
• Certified TFW Trainer (Level 1)
• Precision Nutrition Certified
• CPR & AED Certified

Ben was born and raised in St. Louis, growing up he played sports which introduced him to fitness and strength training. After a year of studying business at Missouri State, he decided to make a change and transferred to Lindenwood University to turn his passion for fitness into a career. Ben graduated in May 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. His goal is to use his knowledge to help as many people as he can reach their goals by implementing proper training and nutrition changes into their lifestyles. Ben understands that hard work and consistency are both vital aspects for his clients to reach their goals.

Sam Gardinier

Coach

• M.S. Exercise Science – Concordia University Chicago
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
• Painfree Performance Specialists Certified
• Universal Speed Rating (USR) Certified
• CPR & AED Certified

Sam was born and raised in Denver, Colorado where he grew up hiking, camping, and playing sports like football, rugby, and wrestling. He moved to St. Louis to attend Maryville University and has made St. Louis his home. After working in marketing for a few years he decided to go back to his passion for health and fitness and received his Master’s degree in Exercise Science and started working at Evolve in 2021. Sam strives to help people find their “why” behind their goals and to pursue those goals through high-quality training and building good lifestyle habits. He believes that people should move in a variety of ways throughout their lives so they can do the things they love to do for as long as possible, whether that is playing with their kids, hitting the course, or playing pickleball or basketball. Stay Moving!