Your Pathway to Optimal Fitness
As an over-50 athlete myself (springboard diving, martial arts, triathlon, hill running, obstacle courses, racquetball, boxing) who has strength trained for sport since 1978, I understand your deep commitment to your performance capabilities. I am devoted to providing broad discipline-applicable expertise and share with you a passion for getting the most out of your fitness and nutrition decisions.
Dan Taylor, MS, CSCS
50+ Fitness and Nutrition Expert
Are you a mature athlete or fitness-minded person who is tired of shirtless, self-professed Instagram "fitness gurus" with their algorithm-conscious vanity posts? Do you cringe at their broad declarations, lacking any substantive evidence to support their claims or any ability to consider whether you’re a runner, a bodybuilder, or a martial artist before barking out the "bro-science" they tell you to follow?
My master’s degree (exercise physiology and sports nutrition) research area of interest focused on over-50 athletes. My capstone CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) certification, combined with daily field experience training older athletes since 1998 provides the foundation for me to help this unique profile achieve their optimal conditioning. This includes teaching older athletes how to maximize productive strength while minimizing excess body fat, reduce injury risk caused by mobility limitations, overtraining, and redundancies, and eat in a way that stabilizes blood sugar while maximizing muscle synthesis and retention.
My guidance prioritizes realistic, time-efficient, practical, and sustainable principles to help you achieve and maintain peak conditioning in your 50s and well beyond. My ongoing sources of continuing education include the work of the ISSN (premier sports nutrition research organization), the NSCA (premier athletic strength and conditioning authority), and the work of Drs. Brad Schoenfeld, Asker Jeukendrup, Bill Campbell, Mike Israetel, Layne Norton, and Andy Galpin, among other notable resources.
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Dan Taylor, MS, CSCS, is a 50+ fitness and nutrition expert passionate about helping mature athletes cut through the noise of quick-fix fitness advice. Drawing on his background in exercise physiology and sports nutrition, along with decades of coaching experience, Dan provides evidence-based, sustainable strategies for building strength, maintaining muscle, and reducing injury risk well into later life. His research-driven approach and ongoing education with leading organisations like the ISSN and NSCA ensure his advice is both practical and proven for athletes over 50.
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M Horne PHD
This six-week program was a game-changer for me as an aspiring athlete over 50, providing a comprehensive and highly interactive approach to refining one’s fitness and eating habits. Dan's expert guidance throughout the program was invaluable. His extensive knowledge, enthusiasm, and commitment to each participant's progress were evident in every interaction. He made the process not only educational, but enjoyable. It's a well-structured, science-backed program that delivers next-level eating and training practices. I enthusiastically recommend the program!
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K. HULAC
Dan’s wealth of in-depth knowledge about the highly individualized, scientifically sensitive nature of building muscle and losing fat for a 50-plus athlete proved invaluable. My eyes have been opened to the delicate balance that must be achieved by choosing an exercise and stretching program tailored to the mature body and pairing it with eating practices that give us the best odds of reaching our optimal fitness potential
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P. MADDOX, RN
I found 50+ Hybrid Athlete to be very helpful, both personally and professionally. The training and performance eating curriculum was in-depth, yet easily understood. Explaining the “why” behind the “what” and “how,”Dan’s teaching style and expertise provide a very positive learning experience well-suited for the adult learner.
Jill Daniels, MS, RD, CSSD, owner of Jill Daniels, R.D. is a Registered Dietitian with over 25 years of experience working with individuals, athletic teams, businesses and community groups. She holds a Master’s degree in nutrition, is a board-certified specialist in Sports Dietetics, and is a certified Intuitive Eating Counselor.
Dr. David Bell is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in arthroscopic surgery and sports medicine. Dr. Bell is in the first group of orthopedic surgeons to receive a sub-specialty certificate in sports medicine from the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Bell is the founder of the Bell Sports Medicine Institute, a state-of-the-art orthopedic surgery practice dedicated to excellence in the treatment of sports injuries. He is committed to getting patients healthy, healed and fit, and to bringing innovation to the highest quality care. Dr. Bell has served as team physician for the San Jose Stealth Lacrosse team, Cal State East Bay Pioneers, Ohlone College Renegades, and several high school teams and sports leagues.
Ida Hirst, Physical Therapist and owner of Physical Therapy Specialties in the East San Francisco Bay area, has a special knack for discovering the source of painful conditions. She has practiced for over 30 years and has had extensive training in the treatment of musculoskeletal problems. She enjoys working with a team of highly skilled therapists that have joined her practice, allowing more people to benefit from physical therapy across many age groups and diagnoses. Ida believes a person shouldn’t need medication every day for pain. She recognizes that each patient recovers at a different pace and that the intensity of therapy needs to vary from one person to the other.
Dr. Ed Le Cara is a distinguished clinician, educator, speaker, and co-owner at Body Lounge Park Cities in Dallas, TX, where he specializes in longevity and functional medicine. He holds a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, a PhD in Athletic Training, an MBA in Transglobal Education, a BS in Exercise Science, and an AS in Nursing. Currently in his final year as a Family Nurse Practitioner student, Dr. Le Cara integrates a multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitation. He has served as head athletic trainer and director of sports medicine for numerous professional, collegiate, high school, and youth sports programs. He was VP of Sports Science and Human Performance at 24 Hour Fitness, a chiropractor at VA Northern California Health Care Systems, and Director of Transglobal Education at RockTape. He has contributed to educational programs for NASM, TRX, Theragun, Trigger Point Performance, and RockTape, authoring two chapters for the NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist program.
Jeff Young is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with a master’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science, and a doctoral candidate in Kinesiology (EdD). With over three decades of experience, he is the founder and CEO of the Medicine-Rehab-Fitness Institute (MRFi), an online company focused on integrating clinical care with fitness through education, virtual services, and professional collaboration. He teaches undergraduate courses in exercise science as an adjunct lecturer at CUNY York College in Queens, NY. Jeff serves in multiple leadership roles, including founder and director of the “New York Moves” state coalition to implement the National Physical Activity Plan, former president of the Greater NY Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, founding chair of the NSCA’s Special Populations Special Interest Group, chair-elect of the Medical Fitness Association Northeast Region, and advisor to several healthcare and fitness organizations. His national work focuses on bridging gaps across medicine, rehab, and fitness to improve population health and professional standards. He has held roles at Duke, UCLA, and Beth Israel medical centers, and was the founding fitness coordinator at Mount Sinai’s Center for Health and Healing in NYC. He co-authored a 450-page medical fitness textbook, created a nationally accredited medical fitness course, and led the exercise arm of a corporate health initiative for LNG Canada (a multi-billion dollar clean energy corporation). Jeff is also a frequent national and international presenter, podcast host, and respected authority in medical fitness, exercise prescription for chronic disease, and professional education.