He is the founder, owner, and head coach of Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, Iowa.

[3][4] Growing up in Beijing, Chow was tapped by a district club at the age of 5 to train in gymnastics.

[5] However, he never competed in the Olympic Games; in 1988 he was too young to make the Chinese team, and before 1992 he suffered a back injury and retired from competition.

He accepted an English scholarship and a position as an assistant coach for the University of Iowa's men's gymnastics program.

He and his wife moved to West Des Moines and opened Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute on August 23, 1998.