Ironman Derrick Q. Milligan is co-creator of Heart Zones Aquatics, the company that develops swimming, aqua running and other heart-focused water applications. His mission is to promote peace, self-transcendence, and self-actualization through multi-sport fitness. Derrick recently joined Holistic Health Practice with the mission of moving members of this unique community closer to their training goals.

“The imagination is the hardest muscle to train,” is one of DQ’s many sayings that paints his philosophy. As the founding Director of Team Dream, a Chicago-based triathlon program composed of women of color who empower themselves through multi-sport fitness, Derrick has positively enhanced an inside-out approach to training and competition. Derrick is also a seasoned Total Immersion Senior Coach.

Through his articles, workshops and teaching sessions, DQ has positively influenced thousands to find balance and power in life through health, training and education. A two-decade veteran of triathlon, Derrick, speaks softly with words that motivate, empower, and encourage you in a life of fitness, flow and learning. In early 2006, he created and began leading the Northwestern University Athletic Club Triathlon Team. Derrick lives and trains in Chicago with his wife, Kathy, and daughter, Kya.