Today we’d like to introduce you to Abby Purcell
Abby, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I started in my coaching journey at Boost Pilates. I have been teaching there for almost 5 years and truly love the clients, the instructors and the community as a whole. I have always been passionate about movement and fitness since my life revolved around dance from the time I was two years old to now. I still occasionally teach drop in classes at local studios as well as choreograph competition pieces. I decided to start MOVE with Abby because I wanted to provide MOVEment for anyone who was ready to start their journey or continue to build. Right now I have my youtube channel with free mat pilates inspired classes every Wednesday ranging from 15-35 minutes and minimal equipment. I plan to launch my app soon with reformer pilates classes, gym programs, and challenges for my community. I am so grateful to be a part of so many humans MOVEment journey!
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I believe that every career path has its ups and downs but thats what drives you to either continue to grow or become complacent and quit. Fitness is its own beast because the whole idea behind the group classes, inspiration, and motivation is to keep your clients growing and improving. So in a way, to be successful you have to look at the lows as an essential growing period. Nothing great ever comes easy. The challenges I have faced have been some I have no control over and others that I look back and realize I could’ve been more proactive in preventing. The biggest struggle I have faced is an intrinsic feeling of not being trusted due to my own lack of confidence in the way I viewed my body. I thought because I wasn’t the leanest or toned girl my clients wouldn’t trust me to help them achieve their goals. I used this feeling of doubt to work on myself physically, my self image, confidence, and trust in what I know I bring to the table. I used to not share this but have found the more I share with my community, the more they and I realize we all have our own struggles and are not alone. Support is everything!
Great, so let’s talk business. Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
MOVE is as simple as it says. My mission in this business and in life is to help others MOVE better, and live better. Whether you are coming back from an injury or baby, or just starting in your journey to better health and fitness, MOVEment is the key.
I specialize in all things MOVEment. Whether you are in need of a workout program to follow because you have gym-timidation (it’s real!), need a quick at home workout with limited equipment, or you have a reformer at home and are looking for the same type of workout you’d get in a group class setting (think fun music, challenging, sweaty vibes) I have you covered!
What sets me apart from others is my bright and energetic personality as well as the care I have for each individual I get the pleasure of working with. I genuinely get chills when a client tells me I have flipped the script for them in fitness or they accomplished something they thought was impossible. I want to see you WIN!
I am most proud of how authentic my brand comes across online. I built this brand off of the community I found through the local studio I teach at in Houston (Boost) and I am so thankful to have such an empowered and strong group of women (and some men!) beside me along for the ride.
I want your readers to know that i want to see them WIN. Whatever the goal is, I genuinely want to hear the details, talk through plans and set goals, then crush them! If they win, I win. Life isn’t meant to be lived alone. Let’s MOVE better, together!
How can people work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
They can follow me on Instagram @movewithabby__ & DM me!!
Follow my youtube www.youtube.com/@movewithabby
Email me abby@movewithabby.com
MOVE with Abby App with be up and running soon!
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/movewithabby__
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@movewithabby
Image Credits
Ryan Murphy
