Evans Armantrading Jr.
Evans Armantrading Jr. is the founder and CEO of CNU Stretch, an in-person stretch therapy certification and licensing company based in Dover, Delaware, and the owner of CNU Fit, a personal training company he started in his living room in 2009 that now runs three Delaware locations in Dover, Milford and Middletown. A six-year U.S. Air Force veteran, he grew CNU Fit's assisted stretch therapy service from about $13,000 in 2020 to $458,625 in 2025, then turned that system into the CNU Stretch certification and license in 2024.
- CNU Fit founded 2009
- CNU Stretch launched 2024
- U.S. Air Force · 6 years · Staff Sergeant
- B.S. Business Management, Wilmington University
- Dover, Delaware
Built on a gym floor
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2009
Starts CNU Fit in his living room; it grows to three Delaware micro gyms generating more than $1 million a year, with corporate wellness clients including Harrington Raceway & Casino, Westminster Village and Dover Air Force Base.
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2014
Puts his first client on a stretch table after she asks to skip her workout and just stretch. Read the full story
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2018
CNU Fit wins the group instructor and personal trainer contract for Dover Air Force Base, and Governor John Carney recognizes it as a nominee for Kent County Small Business of the Year.
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2020
Named Delaware's Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Milford LIVE
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2020–2025
Stretch revenue at CNU Fit: $13K (2020) → $44K (2021) → $154K (2022) → $246,267 (2024) → $458,625 (2025) From CNU Fit's accounting records. Independently reported by Morning Chalk Up (2025) and WellnessLiving (2025).
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2022
Develops the GYR client-communication framework.
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2024
Launches CNU Stretch; the certification is approved for continuing education by NASM, AFAA, ISSA, ACE and NCBTMB.
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Today
48+ partner locations and 250+ certified professionals.
Methods he developed
GYR (Green, Yellow, Red)
The real-time check-in a therapist uses during every stretch so the client stays at the edge of useful intensity.
AIS assessment (Awareness, Imbalance & Solution)
The framework behind every CNU Stretch intake: build the client's awareness, identify imbalances, prescribe the solution.
Not to be confused with Active Isolated Stretching, the stretching technique that shares the initials.
12-point On the Table Assessment
The 7-minute visual screen that opens every session (formerly the 10-point assessment).
The CNU Stretch curriculum
65 techniques across Level I (35) and Level II (30), combining fascial stretching and Active Isolated Stretching.
Speaking
- October 2026FitLife Conference Speaking
- August 28–30, 2026SCW Dallas MANIA® Presenting — five sessions
- Hands-On vs. Self-Stretching
- Stretch Strategies for Major Lifts
- Personal Training Meets Stretch Therapy
- Stretching Strategies (panel)
- The New Fitness Science (panel)
- August 27, 2026SCW Fitness Education Live-Stream Webinar Featured presenter
- New ACSM Strength Training Recommendations Reviewed
- July 31 – August 2, 2026SCW Atlanta MANIA® Presenting — four sessions
- Hands-On vs. Self-Stretching
- Stretch Strategies for Major Lifts
- Personal Training Meets Stretch Therapy
- Stretching Strategies (panel)
- February 27 – March 1, 2026SCW DC MANIA® Presenting — four sessions
- Hands-On vs. Self-Stretching
- Stretch Strategies for Major Lifts
- Personal Training Meets Stretch Therapy
- Stretching Strategies: Flexibility, Recovery, Performance (panel)
- February 26, 2026SCW Fitness Education Live-Stream Webinar Featured presenter
- Strength, Stretch & Recover
- September 4–6, 2025ProFit Growth Summit 2025 Speaker & panelist
- "Profit Centers" — adding stretch therapy revenue
- Panel discussion
- February 28 – March 2, 2025SCW DC MANIA® Presenter & stretching panel
- May 9, 2024Coach Catalyst SuperCoach Virtual Summit Round table
- The Future of Brick and Mortar Facilities
- June 24, 2023Launcher's Road to Success Conference (TAG Events) Presenter
- 2015Delaware Technical Community College Nurses Conference Health education speaker
Podcasts & interviews
Writing
- July 2026
On cnustretch.com
- The 17-Inch Plate: Why I Failed Two Stretch Therapists Last Weekend (And Why They Thanked Me For It)
- How to Attract New Clients to Your Gym with Stretch Therapy
- Engage Members with Stretch Therapy: Upselling Gym Services
- Stretch Therapy vs. Massage Therapy: Key Differences Explained
- Fascia and Flexibility: Why Stretching Is More Complex Than You Think
- Stretch Therapist Career Guide: Income, Paths & How to Get Started
In the press
- November 2025
Credentials & education
Education: B.S. Business Management — Wilmington University
- ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
- ACSM Exercise is Medicine
- ACE Sports Conditioning
- NASM Youth Exercise Specialist
- Precision Nutrition Level 1
- Working Against Gravity Nutrition Coaching
- NCI Nutrition Coaching Level I
- Total Trainer Certified Metabolic Advisor
- RockTape Functional Movement Taping I & II
- RockTape AISM I & II
- Brookbush Institute Corrective Exercise
Awards
- 2017 Fitness Business of the Year, North America (NPE Fitness Business Owner Awards)
- 2017 & 2018 Nominee, Kent County Small Business of the Year (recognized by Governor John Carney, 2018)
- 2018 Unsung Hero Award
- 2020 U.S. Small Business Administration, Delaware: Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year
Community leadership
- Bayhealth Foundation — Board of Directors (2026–)
- Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce — Executive Board of Directors (2014–2025)
- Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce — Military Affairs Committee — Vice Chair, later Chair (2019–2025) Emceed the Military Affaire and Dover Air Force Base State of the Base with 436th Airlift Wing commanders and Delaware's congressional delegation.
- Delaware State University — Advisory Board, College of Health & Behavioral Sciences
- Dover Air Force Base — Honorary Commander, Health Care Squadron
- Mom's House of Dover — Board President (2014–2019)
Military service
Six years in the U.S. Air Force (2000–2006). Staff Sergeant and Aerospace Ground Equipment 7-level craftsman who supervised 18 Airmen. Decorations include the Air Force Achievement Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Air Force Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and the Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom medals.