Dan Wells has spent his career making actors look good—literally. The personal trainer, who owns L.A.’s CrossFit Horsepower gyms, is getting in front of the camera for NBC’s “Strong,” a reality show produced by Sylvester Stallone where trainers team up with contestants to transform their bodies. It premieres April 13. Wells isn’t the only onscreen personality in the family. His son, Jadon, played Dexter’s son on the popular Showtime series “Dexter.”
How did you become a personal trainer?I always liked sports and fitness as a kid. What drew me to it was I could take my destiny into my own hands. There was an easy through line of hard work where I could improve me and my game. I could control everything, from how I looked to my confidence. From there, I realized how I could profoundly change people’s lives.
How did you start training actors and public figures?They’re no different from anyone else—I just happen to be in the right neighborhood. But through their transformations, more people can be inspired. Someone can accomplish the most amazing things in the world, but if they’re doing it in a forest in the middle of Canada, they can’t inspire
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