The people behind the system
Jeraldine & Layn
Movement for Life.
Two coaches, two Houston gyms, one system built to keep the human body working for as long as you own it.
Partner | CMO
Jeraldine Ollervides Chess
Fitness was not always part of her life. She grew up naturally thick, with fuller hips and thicker legs than most girls her age, and the pressure to be thin pushed her into years of running every morning and severely under-eating. She lost the weight. She did not gain the confidence.
What changed her mind was learning that confidence comes from getting stronger and healthier, not from the number on the scale. She stopped fighting her genetics.
She started coaching independently in 2014 with a focus on women, teaching classes in parks and training clients in warehouse gyms, and built a following of Latina women in Houston. Before social media was standard practice for coaches, she had grown an audience of more than 40,000 and built her own content, app, and coaching systems. She founded Fierce Curves Fitness, and she teaches Nutrition for Longevity as La Professora.
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
- NASM Women's Fitness Specialist (WFS)
- StrongFirst Kettlebell Level 1 (SFG L1)
- Spinning Instructor Certification
- 12+ years coaching experience
Founder | CEO
Layn Chess
In 2006 a serious injury changed the direction of his life. Working his way back through resistance training and corrective movement is where he found the work he has done ever since.
He opened the first Facet Seven location on January 1, 2012. It drew more than 400 members in five months and outgrew its 5,000 square foot studio, which forced a move into a 20,000 square foot facility that served as the flagship for the next ten years. EaDo followed in 2018. In June 2022 he bought out his original partner, and on December 19, 2022 he moved the Heights gym to its current home on West 11th Street.
He built the Human Operating System, the FitnessEQ assessment, the Holy Trifecta class structure, and LongevityME. He proposed to Jeraldine on the roof of the gym.
- 2006 Injury and recovery. Training becomes the work.
- 2012 First location opens January 1 on 19th Street.
- 2018 EaDo opens on Ennis Street.
- 2022 Buys out his original partner. Heights moves to West 11th.
- Today Two Houston gyms, run alongside Jeraldine.
The Human Operating System
Six facets. One seventh.
FACETS is an acronym. Practice all six and you reach the seventh: complete fitness that lasts a lifetime. That is where the name comes from, and it is the operating system every program here runs on.
Complete fitness that lasts a lifetime.
FitnessEQ
An assessment that scores each of the six facets from 1 to 7, so you can see where you actually stand instead of guessing. It is the starting point and the way progress gets tracked.
The Holy Trifecta
StrengthCON SEVEN, HIIT SEVEN, and Yoga SEVEN, redesigned every season in 12 week blocks so the three programs support one another instead of competing. Strength without losing mobility. Endurance without sacrificing recovery.
LongevityME
The customized tier. Coaching, testing, and programming built around your FitnessEQ scores and the season of life you are in.
Where to find us
Two Houston neighborhoods
Start where you are
Get your FitnessEQ
Six facets, scored. Bring the number, and we will build the plan around it.
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