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.