Ryan Hurst

After a training accident ended his competitive gymnastics career, Ryan moved to Japan and competed in various martial arts until another injury made him reevaluate his priorities in life. As Head Coach at GMB Fitness, his mission is to show everyone that you can define your own fitness as a sustainable and enjoyable part of your life. Ryan is the head coach and program director for GMB Fitness. With many years of experience in strength and movement coaching, Ryan makes sure that everything we do at GMB puts health first and gets results. He holds black belts in Kendo, Judo, and Shorinji Kempo, is a purple belt in BJJ, and practiced 10 years as a competitive gymnast. He is married with two children and has lived in Japan for over 25 years. Ryan has devoted his life to coaching others in strength and movement, but always lets his philosophy of “training for a healthy life” lead the way. The most important thing to him is to be able to continue to playing with his kids and doing his activities into old age without pain or fear of injury.