about

Hey everyone! My name is Chase Oliver. As I’m sure you know by now, I am a certified personal trainer in Las Vegas. More specifically, the Spring Valley area near The Lakes or Summerlin South.

I have been a trainer since 2013. I began my journey at a corporate gym in Los Angeles. Prior to being a trainer in LA, I competed in various sports growing up in the Bay Area. My entire life has revolved around fitness and athletics: basketball, soccer, and martial arts just to name a few. Upon entering high school, my parents gave me my very first personal training lessons as a birthday present (obviously I was the client at the time).

It didn’t take long before realizing how much I enjoyed fitness, more specifically weight training. In fact there were many aspects of it that reminded me of martial arts. Learning proper form, engaging muscles to its fullest capability, gaining an understanding of how muscles function and its purpose depending on the exercise. Not to mention exceeding limitations you once thought were impossible. I loved it!

When I went off to college, I was a cinema and television major in college. It was my destiny — or so I thought. I had worked as an actor for 15 years, so I thought it made sense for my area of studies to be on the entertainment industry. The problem? I didn’t like it. I rarely felt a sense of fulfillment from the majority of my classes and eventually found myself at a crossroads. What the heck was I going to do after graduating college? Do I continue down the path of entertainment or was I going to do something else? Slowly, but surely the idea of becoming a personal trainer crept into my head. I thought to myself, “You’re out of your mind. Now you’re considering a career change on the brink of graduation?!” While wrestling with these thoughts, I was offered a job as a manager for an up and coming talent agency. A stable job was staring me right in the face. I mean it wasn’t exactly what I wanted to do, but hey, I've got bills to pay. The entertainment industry was a huge part of my life too. Seemed logical, so why didn’t I just accept the job?

Turns out I was more conflicted than I thought. Didn’t matter though. It was decision time. What did I want to do? 

All I knew was this…

I wanted to help improve people’s well-being and uplift others thru positivity. I wanted to show those who had little confidence in themselves, that they were capable and could achieve goals they never thought possible. I wanted to stay physically active in my work environment. The thought of sitting at a desk made me antsy. It seemed like a crazy idea. There were going to be no guarantees, but ultimately…

I knew I wanted to become a personal trainer.

No looking back. I made my decision and had to live with it. 

Ho-ly mo-ly.

So here I am today. A former LA entertainment guy, turned Las Vegas personal trainer. It has by no means been an easy ride. Which brings me to my next section…