After a training accident ended his competitive gymnastics career, Ryan moved to Japan and competed in various martial arts until another injury made him re-evaluate his priorities in life.
As co-founder and 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.
A very humble and honest guy, Ryan Hurst is someone I have a lot of time for. After careful consideration of my invitation to be a guest on Raw – Heart & Soul, I am truly grateful for this open conversation that exemplifies the human he is.
Ryan is a world leader (my words, not his!) in helping people understand that fitness – in whatever way you define that – is different for every person and a constant ebbing and flowing of exploring what that means to you on a personal level.
Ryan shows us that connecting with how you feel when you move is far more important than counting reps or getting abs.
This episode is somewhat longer than my normal shows because Ryan and I got lost in the flow that is an exchange between two friends.
In this episode we discuss:
1.55 – MovNat
3.30 – The early origins of GMB
8.03 - How Ryan ended up in Japan
11.40 – Empathy and service to the community
22.00 – what you see is what you get – being true to who you are
24.12 – joining the dots of where life has led you
25.10 – one of the biggest influences on Ryan’s life
27.30 – meeting Jarlo and Andy, the other two co-founders of GMB
29.00 – Ryan’s philosophy around movement
32.15 – what is truly important to me
36.20 – where is GMB going and the method
43.22 – aging and how that affects our movement
46.15 – you decide how the practice is going to go
49.40 – eating skills
52.45 – finding your own voice
56.40 – not comparing yourself to anyone else
1.02.16 – growth in vulnerability
You can find Ryan here:
www.gmb.io
You can find Tanya here:
www.rawheartandsoul.com
www.integritychiropractic.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/Raw-Heart-Soul-Podcast-113623920504349
