The Inova Joan and Russell Hitt Center for Healthy Living offers the community and Inova team members to opportunity to work one-on-one with a personal trainer.

We offer 30 minute or 60 minute in-person and virtual training sessions. 

A personal training session includes:

  • InBody assessments
  • Personalized workouts
  • Nutrition guidance curated by our professional and highly-qualified training staff

Inova Team Members save 50% on all training sessions.

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Meet Our Trainers

Laura East

Laura East

Laura East is an experienced certified personal trainer, a C-IAYT yoga therapist and a multitalented group fitness instructor. She is a former Virginia state gymnastics champion and has been teaching for more than 19 years. 

Since 2008 she has taught community, Inova employee and corporate health programs. Laura pioneered the transition to online virtual training classes for Inova Well.  

Laura’s teaching style is engaging, fun, accessible and compassionate. Her program designs are innovative, noncompetitive, holistic and trauma informed. 

She specializes in working with prenatal and postpartum women, menopausal women, seniors, people with disabilities, cancer and heart disease survivors, arthritis sufferers, and people with stress and anxiety, among other conditions. 

Certifications: 

  • Cardiac Yoga® with Dr. Mala Cunningham 
  • Iyengar Yoga Level 2
  • Yoga Alliance E-RYT 200, RYT 500
  • Pelvic Health Systems health coach
  • Silver Sneakers® Fitness Instructor
  • PhysicalMind Institute® Pilates Instructor 
  • ACE Certified Personal Trainer 
  • ACE Certified Behavior Change Specialist
  • TRX Qualified Instructor
Jim Economos

Jim Economos

After years in the residential remodeling business, Jim decided to shift his focus to his true passion – health and fitness. An avid runner and triathlete, Jim has competed in 70+ races around the world including all six world marathon majors, the Empire State Building Run-Up, and multiple Ironman events. Jim believes that maintaining one's health and fitness is an essential puzzle piece for longevity, happiness and overall quality of life.

Certifications:

  • ACE Certified Personal Trainer
  • Level 1 : TWIST Sports Performance: Sport Strength Legs and Shoulders
  • Level 1: TWIST Sport Performance:Sport Strength Chest and Back
  • Level 1: TWIST Sport Performance: Sport Core
  • ABC (Agility, Balance, Coordination) Fitness Training Specialist
Rolando Lopez

Rolando Lopez

Rolando has more than 15 years of experience in the fitness industry as an instructor, trainer, coach and manager. He has worked with small boutique fitness groups as well as large corporate clients, providing training programs, wellness guides and assessments. Rolando earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science with a concentration in health fitness recreation resources from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. He is excited to continue his passion of spreading health and fitness routines and to help bring together healthcare and preventive wellness for all.

Certifications:

  • National Strength and Conditioning Association, Strength Conditioning Specialist
  • Stretch Smart Institution Stretchologist
  • American Red Cross, adult CPR/AED
Melinda Rogers, EP, CPT

Melinda Rogers, EP, CPT

Melinda has traveled the world pursuing her passion for supporting people as they work to achieve their exercise and physical fitness goals. After serving four years in the United States Marine Corps, where she worked as a combat engineer and rifleman’s coach, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from George Mason University. She also helped manage the body composition program at Marine Corps headquarters in Quantico, VA. She has expertise in developing and implementing high-intensity interval training, combat conditioning, strength and conditioning programs.

During her service, Melinda traveled to Japan, the Philippines and Thailand. She enjoyed working with, and learning from, other cultures. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Certifications:

  • American College of Sports Medicine, Exercise Physiologist
  • Certified strength and conditioning coach, NSCA
  • American Red Cross, Basic Life Support
  • CrossFit, Level 1 Certified
  • U.S. Marine Corps martial artist
Paulette Wright

Paulette Wright

Paulette has been a committed dancer, choreographer, group exercise instructor and personal trainer for many years. At the age of 18, she became on AAFA certified fitness instructor and is known for her dynamic group exercise teaching style. She is an ACSM certified personal trainer with a focus on upper back, lower back and sciatica nerve pain exercise, and she is currently working toward certification as a nutrition and wellness coach as well. Paulette is well respected in the Washington, DC, region for her passion in helping people reach their fitness goals.

Certifications:

  • American College of Sports Medicine, Personal Trainer
  • TRX Qualified Instructor
  • Zumba® Instructor
  • POUND® Instructor
  • HIIT Instructor
  • Ballet Barre Instructor