
Cyndy Reid
Founder of The Fitness Lifestyle Academy
Cyndy Reid earned a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education and 11 advanced certifications as a Medical Exercise Specialist, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Nutrition Coach, Health Coach, and Post-Rehab Conditioning Specialist. She is a featured contributor to Brainz Magazine and is recognized as one of MSN's 10 Self Made Women To Watch in 2026. Her career began as Aerobic and Fitness Director at the Aspen Club Fitness and Sports Medicine Club, where she built an award-winning group fitness program from scratch and introduced Pilates to Aspen, Colorado.
What sets her work apart is its scope. She has built a brand around a comprehensive healthy lifestyle, injury prevention, post-PT conditioning, and the over-50 population instead of quick fixes and fads. Reid created The Strong With Age System, which teaches the 650 Muscle Club technique and the No Gym Required method, which removes the most common excuses from the equation. The Fitness Lifestyle Academy, a proprietary and comprehensive online program which she founded, walks members through a complete framework and blueprint that combines fitness, nutrition, and mind care with injury prevention and behavior modification. Reid has authored three books, two on fitness and one on nutrition, and produced and starred in The Aspen Adventurers Television Series, which aired on Resort Sports Network for 15 years.
Her vision is straightforward: to shift the entire focus away from quick fixes and magic bullets toward sustainable lifestyle skills that hold up at every stage of life, no matter what the circumstances.
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CREA Global Awards presented to
Cyndy Reid
Founder of The Fitness Lifestyle Academy
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Brainz 500 Global Awards presented to
Cyndy Reid
Founder of The Fitness Lifestyle Academy
Brainz 500 Global Awards is proudly presented to the honoree by the Brainz Magazine Selection Committee, in recognition of their entrepreneurial success, achievements, and dedication to helping others.
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