Testimonials
I am forever honored and inspired by all of my clients. You are all extraordinary!
From my heart, thank you.
“I learned a lot of valuable information about both myself and performance through working with Dan Turner. It was helpful to work with someone with such an acute awareness of the body and the way in which it functions to understand how to best utilize the physical tools I already have to optimize my performance. We also dove into mindset work, which enhanced the way in which I think and feel about myself and my relationship with my sport. Dan is someone that I deeply respect as a performance coach, and whom I have benefitted from working with. ”
— Sasha DiGiulian, World Champion Climber, Entrepreneur, Writer & Philanthropist
“Having Dan in my corner has been instrumental to my success both professionally as an athlete, and personally as a happy, mindful human being. Dan is one of those rare individuals that always has a smile on his face, constantly spreading joy and compassion, and always building people up around him. He leads by example, and is an indefatigable source of motivation and enjoyment through tough training sessions and long analyses. His vast knowledge and continual research keeps us at the forefront of high performance, and his ability to explain complicated science and intricate details helps me take these tools on the road and perform at my best all year long. Dan is not only a world class coach, but an incredible person who I’m grateful to ride bikes with, surf waves, and enjoy life with any day of the week.”
— David Colturi, Professional Cliff Diver & Entrepreneur
“Coming across Dan was just through referral and I’m so glad to have been put together with him. Sorting out the right fuels for my body and getting on top of underlying health issues was a huge relief.”
— Hunter Lawrence, Professional Motocross Champion
“Dr. Turner worked with our department's attending physicians and trainees to assess and coach them. Applying principles that he has honed in the world of sports he was able to connect with and guide our doctors in ways none of us had ever considered and that made enormous differences in self-understanding, motivation, morale, productivity and wellness. Dr. Turner is genuine and his methods work, which is why we continue to work and partner with him.”
— Dr Miguel Escalon, MD
“As an athlete, there are so many mental and physical factors that can impact performance. It is often hard to separate out and measure those factors individually, but even more challenging to grasp how the entire ecosystem is working together. When I first began working with Dan, I was impressed by his holistic approach and the ability to use concrete testing and data to paint a clear picture of what was going on in my body. Through our work together, I was able to better understand my physiology and also work on factors - both mental and physical - that could bring about my best performance not just in the short term, but over the course of a long career. Dan is a pleasure to work with and a partner in bringing the best out of any athlete who is lucky enough to have his guidance.”
— Kate Courtney, Professional Mountain Biking, World Champion and Olympian
“Dan has worked with me on a comprehensive “plan of attack”. Similar to an athlete, as my recovery has become more efficient, I can push myself clinically sooner without symptoms of burnout.”
I am a general surgery resident in a 1300 bed academic hospital. Like most of my colleagues, I have experienced the “growing pains” of becoming a surgeon capable of handling the demands that come with complex patient care. After a particularly rough rotation with significant penetrating trauma and loss of life, frequent call, and a ballooning patient census, I noticed a change in myself and my colleagues. We were clearly losing our ability to connect, empathize, and had given literally all we had to give to patients. We were just getting through the day rather than thriving and in residency each day you just “get through” is an opportunity to learn that you didn’t or couldn’t take advantage of.
When I met Dan, his positivity and open mindedness was a shock to the system and I nearly discounted his intelligence because I was unused to data being presented to me by someone with his disposition. It wasn’t until he began furiously scribbling math equations to explain my sleep deficit, that I realized his ability to apply science to issues related to burnout would make him invaluable. I am a scientist and skeptical by training. Dan respected my need for data and provided it when I asked for it. Dan makes several analogies to his professional athletes related to burnout and in athletes, performance is easily measured and therefore easier for me to grasp. I had never considered this comparison and his explanation helped me reconstruct my coping mechanisms. Dan has worked with me on “recovery” after intense periods where clinical demands stretch my abilities as a physician. Similar to an athlete, as my recovery has become more efficient, I can push myself clinically sooner without symptoms of burnout.
Dan has worked with me on a comprehensive “plan of attack”. We have discussed barriers to good nutrition in the hospital which resulted in a recipe for portable nutrition and an amazon list in my inbox. We discussed the physical demands and ergonomics of the operating room which resulted in recommendations (and the links for scheduling) for local Pilates instruction to help strengthen my stabilize my core as well as recommendations for how to plan for rest throughout my unpredictable call schedule. Each time I presented Dan with a barrier to improving burnout, he provided options. Each time I put up a barrier, he found a way around it to help me get out of my own way. Since there is not good data on viable treatments for burnout in physicians, Dan pulled options from fields outside of my knowledge base and adapted them for my situation. I would highly recommend him as a performance coach for any resident who feels that they have untapped potential that seems to be limited by bandwidth. In residency efficient recovery equals more opportunities.
— Lauren Barron, MD
“Dan has a rare and unique ability to see the entire big picture of a situation at lightning speed and extract the most important pieces to formulate a plan or hypothesis for how best to understand and address whatever challenge you’re facing. He has a way of distilling down complex information in a digestible way. His ability to see all the pieces of the puzzle and his way of looking at things in their connectedness and entirety makes you feel like he truly understands the many-faceted problems you are facing as an individual and also how to repair holes in the system you might be using. He is incredibly intelligent and perceptive, and also warm and compassionate, the mind of a scientist and the heart of a healer. Every time I work with him, it’s a joy and so, so helpful.”
— Angel Collinson, Pro World Champion Big Snow and Survivalist
“I have no doubt that my work with Dan Tuner has directly correlated to major enhancements as an athlete and as a person. With his help I have been able to surpass my highest expectations and have picked up an invaluable amount of information from him along the way.”
— Ian Walsh, Pro World Champion Big Wave Surfer, Survivalist and Entrepreneur
“Ever wish you had a crystal ball to look into your sports performances? Meet Dr. Dan Turner. In just one session, he was able to see and address a health issue that had been negatively affecting my nervous and endocrine systems and ultimately my sports performance and mental health for years. His ability to link together the physical and biological aspects of sports performance is next level, but what is truly extraordinary is his ability to connect these to the mental game. Though his mind-body approach, my own drive, performance and optimism has returned for the sport I love and my overall wellbeing.”
— Eric Bostrom, Professional Motorcycle Racer, Founder & CEO
“Dan the best of the best when it comes to human performance. He is extremely professional and hands on. His understanding of human physiology is very impressive, but he also has the gift of combining it with an understanding of the role that the mind plays in sports.”
— David Zabriskie, Professional Cyclist, “Captain America”, US National & Grand Tour Champion
“In sessions with Dan I was completely in awe at how he broke down Human Performance Factors. Sometimes as players I think it is very easy to ignore the simple things that affect performance like nutrition, sleep, mental health and so on. When we were able to have our 1 on 1 sessions with Dan I had an emotional moment of relief. I let out everything I felt as a competitor, I cried telling him some of the adversities of being a pro player, a woman, and a Black woman. Dan was nothing but understanding he even did a visualization exercise with me. Which helped me prioritize the importance of my support network and not people’s judgements. Dan also helped me get more in tune to how I can protect more vulnerable parts of my body when I experience stress. For me my tonsils are heavily affected when I experience stress. So Dan sent a report of things to help protect me when I start experiencing throat illnesses or it gets cold. He also sent an extensive report on health practices to help with my mental health. I bought a cactus, have been drinking my rose petal tea, and taking my Lion’s Mane Tincture religiously. I love the routine it has created for me, and has added to the calmness in my nights. With my sessions with Dan I have started to understand better ways to handle mental health and my anxiety. I really hope to dive into more parts of athlete performance with him sometime in the future. ”
— Jeannail Carter, Professional Esports Player, Host & Public Speaker
“Dan uses a holistic approach to address each individual’s needs. He has an incredible ability to really meet you where you are and collaborate on where you want to go. Dan’s ability to communicate effectively to each individual is unmatched and you can feel he really cares about each and every one of his clients. As a physical therapist collaborating with Dan in the past as well as a client myself, I happily recommend my patients, family, and friends to work with Dan.”
— Amy Schultz, Physical Therapist
“I have been a professional athlete for 10 years and I have never met another person with the skills Dan has. Through our extensive work together, I was able to unlock a part of my performance that I knew was inside me but was seldom seen. He was able to help me strengthen my mind-body connection, understand more about my own psychological and physiological states, and ultimately create the self-awareness to keep performing day in and day out at the highest level. Without Dan, myself and my industry as a whole wouldn’t be what it is today.”
— Mike Dowdy, Professional Wakeboarder, Former World, Masters, and Pro Wakeboard Tour Champion, Founder of Virtual Wakeboard school WakeU
“In my years of working with the Red Bull High performance program I was lucky enough to be able to work with Dan Turner both inside and outside of the gym. Him having a data based approach to collecting information throughout performance camps and later breaking it down into digestible information to the athlete was a huge asset to understanding more about the body and its potential. It was also amazing to have a sounding board for personal questions about how the body reacts to certain situations both physically and mentally when there are continuous streams of information coming in about the body and mind at all times but it is often hard to vet them as an athlete.”
— Aaron Colton, National Motorsports Champion, Entrepreneur and Series Host
“Dr. Turner's coaching was really life changing for me. I had been struggling with being able to train my brain into doing what I needed to do to be able to perform at an elite level. One of the best things Dr. Turner introduced to me was the idea of banking my sleep a week before my competitions, so I didn't feel exhausted when I traveled to events, which would make me underperform a lot worse. After this advice, I was able to take a lot of the pressure I had been putting on myself to NEED to get proper sleep at an event when my circadian rhythm's thrown off and just BE there and be present in the moment, with the reassurance that I banked enough sleep to push through and dig deep. Truly a life changing lesson, and this is only one of them. I cannot recommend Dr. Turner's tutelage enough.”
— Alex Myers, Professional E-Sports Athlete
“Dr. Dan Turner has been a critical contributor to my success as an athlete, both on the physical and emotional side of performance. What sets Dan apart from other coaches is the deep sense of care and curiosity that he brings to his work. It's always abundantly clear that Dan has my best interests in mind and that he derives a genuine sense of joy from helping me achieve my goals. Of course, all athletes confront bouts of failure, injury, or underperformance that have significant physical and emotional consequences. I've certainly not been immune to these periods of adversity in my career. It's been in those tough times that Dan has been an invaluable supporter and advocate. I trust him 100% and have benefited greatly from his calm yet tenacious pursuit of excellence.”
— Dylan Bowman, Professional Ultrarunner, titled, “Most decorated and highest achieving American ultra runner ever”
Working with Dan was both an extremely unique and rewarding experience for me as an athlete. He combined both his biomechanics expertise with a personal touch by working directly with us athletes he tested. Thus, he was able to convey results and data to us directly through the lenses of our lives and our sports. Many of my best conversations with Dan ventured outside of the scope of our testing and into all other aspects of my life, making me both a better person and a superior athlete.
— Dorien Llewellyn, Pro Waterskier, World Champion, World Record Holder