Ryan Read is a certified personal trainer, former professional basketball player, and founder of  Ryan Read Thrive, whose approach to fitness focuses on building physical strength alongside confidence, resilience, and long-term health.

After a career-ending basketball injury forced him to rethink his own relationship with fitness, Ryan began training friends and family and building what would eventually become Thrive Specialized Training. His online coaching platform has since worked with more than 1,500 clients in the United States and internationally.

A significant part of Ryan's work has centered on women, including those in their 40s, 50s, and beyond, who want to become stronger but may have been conditioned to believe that lifting heavier weights is inappropriate, intimidating, or reserved for younger athletes.

Ryan takes the opposite approach.

He believes resistance training can be adapted to virtually any fitness level and that women should be encouraged to develop strength throughout every stage of life. Rather than defining a workout by age, Ryan focuses on an individual's starting point, mobility, experience, and goals, progressively teaching proper form and helping clients understand what their bodies are capable of doing.

For many of the women he trains, the transformation extends beyond changes in body composition.

Ryan has seen women become more confident as they progress from being hesitant around weights to recognizing measurable increases in their own strength. His philosophy is that physical strength can have a powerful psychological component, particularly for women entering a period of life when the cultural conversation often focuses more heavily on what they are losing than on what they can continue to gain.

That philosophy became the foundation for RESET, Ryan's intimate women's fitness and wellness experience.

Held in private residential and beach settings and limited to approximately 20 women, RESET was designed to create an environment in which women of different ages and fitness levels can learn, train and challenge themselves without the intimidation that often accompanies traditional fitness environments.

Strength training and proper lifting technique are central to the experience. Participants receive individualized guidance on resistance training, exercise form and progression, whether they are experienced gym-goers or picking up weights for the first time.

The program also incorporates mindset coaching, breathwork, nutrition education and recovery, reflecting Ryan's belief that sustainable fitness requires more than simply completing a workout.

For Ryan, the purpose of RESET is not to produce the most dramatic workout possible. It is to help women leave with knowledge and habits they can continue using after the experience ends.

His broader message to women, particularly those over 40, is straightforward: strength is something that can continue to be built.

Ryan's interest in the connection between physical and personal development has also led him to work with clients beyond fitness, addressing confidence, relationships, personal challenges, and professional goals as a personal development coach.

He is also the creator of the Ryan Read Fitness product line, including his Original Form Mat and other fitness products designed to make training more accessible outside a traditional gym.

Ryan has built an audience of more than one million followers on Instagram and more than one million on TikTok. He has appeared on Good Morning LaLa Land, numerous podcasts and other media platforms, and has been recognized by Arizona Foothills Magazine as one of Scottsdale's influential fitness personalities.

His mission is ultimately centered on helping people become stronger in ways that extend far beyond appearance.