Dr Dan Ritchie started his fitness career at Southeast Missouri
State University with a bachelor’s degree in Fitness and Sports
Medicine and then spent a year as a graduate assistant coaching
Division 1 athletes. He completed his master’s degree in Health &
Physical Education at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, where
He won the 2002 Thesis of the Year. Then Dan continued as a Lynn
Fellow at Purdue University, completing his PhD in Kinesiology with a
minor in Gerontology.
Since 2007 Dan has owned and operated Miracles Fitness in West
Lafayette, Indiana, where he and his staff have trained over 2000
clients. With over 20 years of experience, he has extensive knowledge
on training the mature adult market and has equipped people in their
50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond to achieve their goals and enhance their
functional longevity. Dan was the 2014 PFP Trainer of the Year, and
then shortly after he and Dr Cody Sipe co-founded the Functional
Aging Institute.
Dan is a sought-after expert and speaker at national and international
events on topics like balance for older adults, personal training,
business development, the global aging phenomenon, and functional
aging training models. He’s routinely interviewed for podcasts,
webinars, and on-online education summits. Dan lives in West Lafayette
with his wife and five kids.