Dan Ritchie

Dan Ritchie has a broad background in the fitness industry including training and management in commercial, for-profit, not for-profit and educational facilities. Expertise in personal training for special populations: athletes, stroke recovery, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, Fibromyalgia, Alzheimer’s, etc. He has also worked on state-funded research on exercise for severe dementia, Alzheimer’s-type. He regularly presents at national and regional conferences and has been active on committees for the American College of Sports Medicine.
April 10 2024
The Hurdler warm up exercise is great for static balance on top of warming up our hips for activity... View More
March 12 2024
Jumping jacks can be a great warmup exercise, or simply a great transition exercise to get clients heart rate elevated.There are endless combinations and here we show just six varieties... View More
Feb. 12 2024
Winter is a great time to create extra at-home drills for your clients... View More
Jan. 9 2024
This exercise is a simple march in place — a simple exercise for most, but it can challenge balance as it prolongs our single leg stance since our foot is off the ground a little longer than normal
Jan. 5 2024
At Functional Aging Institute (FAI), we talk all the time about training your clients for ‘need to do,’ ‘like to do,’ and ‘want to do’ activities... View More
June 27 2023
When clients say they are now doing things they haven’t done in years or never even dreamed possible, you know you are changing lives!... View More
April 17 2023
Personal training has evolved beyond sets and reps. We’re learning more and more that strength is just one component of our program design... View More
Dec. 15 2022
We say often that mature clients need fitness, but that doesn’t mean they want fitness. If we are really honest, dozens of things sound more interesting and enticing for people... View More
Oct. 27 2022
The statistics on fall-related injuries and deaths are not getting better. In fact, the trends are quite alarming... View More
Sept. 1 2022
We are inundated with ways to communicate with one another these days... View More
April 20 2022
7 key elements for any program, whether 1-1 training, small group or large group fitness... View More