Commander Fitness Co.

Dr. David "Pete" Peterson is the co-founder of Commander Fitness Co., Associate Professor of Exercise Science at Cedarville University, retired U.S. Navy Commander and Aerospace Physiologist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with Distinction, personal trainer, strength coach, published researcher, textbook author, and former competitive powerlifter.

For more than 30 years, Dr. Peterson has dedicated his career to helping people improve their strength, health, fitness, and quality of life. He has spent decades studying, teaching, researching, and applying the science of human performance in military, academic, athletic, and fitness settings.

During his 20+ years of active-duty military service, Dr. Peterson helped develop physical readiness and human performance programs for military personnel. He later served as Deputy Director of the Physical Education Department and Director of the Human Performance Laboratory at the United States Naval Academy, where he worked with Midshipmen, Division I athletes, and active-duty military personnel.

Today, Dr. Peterson teaches strength and conditioning, nutrition, and physical fitness courses at Cedarville University. He has authored multiple fitness and health textbooks, published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, and presented at state, national, and international conferences on topics including strength training, fitness assessment, human performance, body composition, and healthy aging.

Commander Fitness Co. was founded on a simple belief: everyone deserves access to effective, versatile strength training regardless of space, budget, age, or experience level.