DANยทMAR
@danmar.fitness
1:1 online coaching

Train with
intention,
not guesswork.

Custom programming, weekly check-ins, and a coach who actually watches your form. Spots for new clients are limited โ€” tell me a bit about yourself and I'll be in touch.

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@danmar.fitness
HYBRID PERFORMANCEโ€ข CUSTOM TRAININGโ€ข RUN PROGRAMMINGโ€ข STRENGTH DEVELOPMENTโ€ข NUTRITION GUIDANCEโ€ข WEEKLY CHECK-INSโ€ข ACCOUNTABILITYโ€ข FORM FEEDBACKโ€ข PERFORMANCE WITHOUT COMPROMISEโ€ข HYBRID PERFORMANCEโ€ข CUSTOM TRAININGโ€ข RUN PROGRAMMINGโ€ข STRENGTH DEVELOPMENTโ€ข NUTRITION GUIDANCEโ€ข WEEKLY CHECK-INSโ€ข ACCOUNTABILITYโ€ข FORM FEEDBACKโ€ข PERFORMANCE WITHOUT COMPROMISEโ€ข

My Philosophy

You shouldn't have to choose between strength and endurance.

Traditional fitness splits people into boxes โ€” the bodybuilder, the runner, the athlete. This coaching bridges those worlds instead of picking one.

Wherever your goals sit โ€” building muscle, dropping fat, training for a race, or chasing your first HYROX โ€” I have experience coaching it, and I coach it as one connected system, not separate tracks.

Build Muscle Get Stronger Run Faster Build Endurance Perform Better
Meet Your Trainer
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Hey, I'm Dan.

Who I Am

I'm a canfitpro certified trainer (since 2021) and hybrid athlete based in Toronto. I train the way I coach: strength and endurance together, not one at the expense of the other.

My Journey

My own progress started at a relatively skinny 145 lbs. Through plenty of trial, error, and adjustments along the way, I've built up to 230 lbs. I know what it's like to go through a real muscle-building and overall fitness journey โ€” because I've lived every stage of it myself.

Right Now

These days that means training toward my HYROX doubles open division debut in Toronto, while keeping strength work front and center, with the 2027 Toronto Half Marathon on the calendar too.

How I Coach

That same hybrid approach carries into every program I build โ€” 5+ years of hypertrophy coaching applied so strength and endurance work together in your training, not against each other.

Coaching System

A performance system, not a workout plan.

Strength Development

Build muscle and strength while intelligently managing endurance training, so the two work together instead of against each other.

Performance Run Programming

Structured easy runs, intervals, tempo sessions, and long runs, designed around your ability and your goals โ€” not a generic plan.

Nutrition For Performance

Guidance built to support training, recovery, performance, and body composition โ€” not a rigid diet bolted on top of your program.

Accountability & Coaching

Weekly check-ins, ongoing communication, program adjustments, and form feedback โ€” structured accountability that keeps things moving.

How Coaching Works
01

Apply

Tell me about your goals, experience, schedule, and current training.

02

Assess

Establish your starting point and determine exactly what needs to improve.

03

Build

Receive personalized strength, running, nutrition, and lifestyle programming.

04

Execute

Train with structure, purpose, and accountability.

05

Adapt

Programs evolve based on performance, feedback, recovery, and progress.

Background
Half marathon medal

In the world of fitness, I've had the opportunity to experience and explore just about every side of it through my own personal journey.

Growing up in sport, I was taught from a young age the importance of maintaining a healthy body and lifestyle. When I transitioned into my teenage years during the COVID era of 2020, I discovered hypertrophy training for the first time.

From there, I went all-in on bodybuilding-style training โ€” learning not only how to train, but also the importance of nutrition, recovery, and consistency. Over the next six years, I gained nearly 90 lbs, going from 140 lbs to 230 lbs.

At the turn of the new year, I decided to challenge myself in a completely different way and ventured into the endurance side of fitness, primarily through long-distance running and HIIT training.

That's where I discovered hybrid training โ€” and I never looked back.

Today, I'm balancing hypertrophy training, HYROX preparation, and long-distance endurance training all at once. Rather than choosing one discipline, I've learned to embrace all of them and find a way to make them work together.

I completed my first-ever race, the Toronto Half Marathon, in 2026, and I'm currently preparing for my HYROX Open Doubles debut in October 2026, alongside the Toronto Waterfront Half Marathon.

And for 2027? I'm setting my sights on the Toronto Marathon once again.

This journey has taken me from athlete, to bodybuilder, to endurance runner โ€” and ultimately, to a hybrid athlete.

HYROX Doubles Debut Toronto Half Marathon '27 5+ Yrs Hypertrophy
The proof
Before Before transformation
Now After transformation

My own before/after โ€” client transformations will go here as they come in.

Stronger isn't enough.
Faster isn't enough.
Become capable of both.

Build muscle. Run faster. Become hybrid.

Intake Quiz

A few quick questions so I can see if we're a fit before we hop on a call.

Step 1 of 7

What's your main goal?

Build muscle
Lose fat
HYROX / hybrid performance
General fitness
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Training experience?

New to training
6โ€“12 months
1โ€“3 years
3+ years
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How much time can you train?

2โ€“3 days/week
4โ€“5 days/week
Varies week to week
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Are you personally ready to invest in 1:1 fitness coaching?

Yes, ready now
Leaning yes, want more info first
Still weighing it
Step 5 of 7

What's held you back from getting a coach before?

Cost
Not sure it would work for me
Bad experience with a coach before
Never actually looked into it
Step 6 of 7

Your name

Step 7 of 7

Best way to reach you

You're in the queue.

This isn't a booking โ€” it's an application.

I treat every intake call the way I'd treat an interview: it's a two-way conversation to see if we're actually a fit, not a formality before checkout. If it lines up, I'll follow up within 24 hours to schedule that call.

Limited coaching spots open this month

Let's talk

Fill this out and I'll reach out within 24 hours to see if we're a good fit.

Got it โ€” talk soon.