About Us

My name is Evan Mark, and I am the founder of Check Mark Fitness. With over 7 years of coaching experience, I am an ACE Certified Personal Trainer with both a Diploma and Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology. Like many people, my fitness journey didn’t start with confidence or clarity. I stepped into a gym over 13 years ago with little understanding of training, anatomy, or how the body actually adapts. I followed free workout programs online, hoping consistency alone would deliver results. Instead, I experienced inconsistent progress, recurring injuries, and growing frustration. These programs lacked structure, opportunities for progression and education. I knew there had to be a smarter, safer, and more effective way to train…

That experience not only became the turning point for my own personal growth, but also the birth of Check Mark Fitness.

Check Mark Fitness was founded to provide an opportunity for people to make physical and mental fitness non-negotiable priorities in their lives, using evidence-based exercise literature as a framework. Taking what has been proven to work and applying it to hundreds of different lifestyles and starting points in a way that makes sense for each and every one. To make one’s Mark is to take control of your health so that you can live a long and sustainable life that you truly deserve. The ‘Check Markers’ that have built this amazing science-based community have been inspired by the idea of not only working harder, but also smarter too. Yes, I said both because working on your fitness is hard work. It takes effort, discipline, structure and opportunities for growth. Once you embark on your journey with Check Mark Fitness you will realize that when combined with high effort & discipline, our structured programming will allow you to do less overall work and get to where you want faster! No more decision fatigue, frustration or FADS. We have got you covered and are with you every step of the way.

I have an extensive background in sports, namely playing high-level soccer since a young age and continuing on to playing as a college athlete and at a competitive adult level in Vancouver. In addition to soccer, I have also played 9 years of competitive baseball, volleyball, and kickboxing.

Sports, like health and fitness, are another one of my strong passions in life. This has led me to successfully train a wide range of high-level athletes, including hockey players, baseball players, basketball players, and boxers. By utilizing my educational experience within high performance conditioning and exercise science, I incorporate both functional and sport-specific training regimes in order to get the best out of my athletes, as well as to prevent injury.

Fitness is individual in its own way in that it is always relative to goals, experience, and responsiveness to different types of training. However, although this journey is personal, it is not something that has to be done on your own. Whether you are rehabbing an injury or surgery, are a beginner that has no experience, an advanced lifter looking for ways to reach full potential, or an athlete looking to take it to the next level—We are offering our extensive knowledge and passion to help you become your very best self in half the amount of time using the latest research! You will learn everything we wish we knew early in our fitness journeys, along with all that we know now through experience with various populations and the ever-changing studies in exercise science . This further includes nutritional information, detailed workouts that emphasize form, and constant motivational tools to overcome barriers.

Our mission is to help individuals of all populations obtain a deeper understanding of their body so that they workout confidently, efficiently, and without pain. We aim to continue what we have started providing a coaching experience where the ways in which you can improve you skills and better your health full circle are endless.

The fitness industry is becoming increasingly overwhelming due to the over-saturation of “information” and opinions online, leaving a lot of people confused on what to believe. Much of the advice you see online is coming from those who are not professionals in the industry, which leads to a lot bias and incorrect claims. At Check Mark Fitness we provide you with an opportunity to reduce the noise in the industry by using a science-based approach to fitness, which ultimately allows for calculated structure and balance. We ensure that you not only know what you are doing, but that you also understand why and how it is relative to your goals. Knowing where you are supposed to feel an exercise and how to execute it properly to avoid injury will allow you move with confidence.

Check Mark Fitness has helped countless individuals of all age groups and levels by using this approach, while standing by the value that one size does not fit all. We will help debunk all of the FADS and myths that leave many feeling defeated by giving you educated fitness tips, proven cues to achieve mind-muscle connection, and opportunities for you to increase your self-discipline. The benefits you will experience through this journey of self-investment are beyond physical, as resistance training has been proven to provide you with both a higher quality of life and positive mental health. It is time to make your mark.