GoRecess Spotlight: Katy Freshour, Move Austin Fitness;

GoRecess Spotlight: Katy Freshour, Move Austin Fitness; Austin, Texas

04.15.2013

What types of classes are offered at Move Austin Fitness?

We offer indoor functional fitness classes, classes for 50+, kidfit classes, women’s only classes and personal training.

What makes Move Austin Fitness unique and why should someone try your classes?

Unlike other cross-training studios, MOVE focuses on improving mobility, range of motion, balance and body mechanics in addition to our strength and conditioning training. Without a proper foundation, injury can occur. MOVE strives to produce training programs that are complementary to everyday life and make doing everyday tasks easier. Our ultimate goal is to get your body to MOVE the way it was meant to MOVE and to enjoy it!

We have an Active Release Therapist on our coaching staff that helps with our mobility programming and injury prevention. Mobility drills are built into our workouts and help keep our members healthy and achieve progress.

Our classes are capped at ten people, which gives the member a feel of personal training with the accountability and encouragement of a group. New faces are quickly greeted and welcomed into the MOVE family. Our supportive community and intentional programming is what keeps our members coming back day after day.

What advice do you have for someone who is trying your studio/classes for the first time?

Come in with an open mind and listen to your body. Do not feel like you have to finish first or lift the heaviest weight. We are all starting somewhere and no matter what your skill level is when you start, it will be challenging. Embrace the challenge and stick with it! Sometimes the mental battle of getting through the first few classes is the hardest, but the accomplishment and your progress will be well worth it! As humans we are hard wired to MOVE, yet we sit at desks all day and become very stagnant creatures. Allow yourself in this hour to MOVE freely and enjoy the community of like-minded people next to you.

What are your favorite things to do in Austin, outside of attending Move Austin Fitness's classes?

Jarrod and I love a morning jog around Lady Bird Lake or catching some sun in Zilker Park. We spend our weekends with friends on the lake or out enjoying everything Austin has to offer from live music, yoga in the park or tasty trailer food.

Can you share some fun, quirky or interesting facts about you or your instructors?

Jarrod and I first met at a CrossFit gym where he was my coach for two years! I was doing Real Estate and coaching on the side when we met and we fell in love and followed our passion to open MOVE!

After a bet from a friend, Jarrod ran the Big Bend 50k in under 6 hours without logging any distance training hours! We were all pretty impressed!

Ready to start MOVING? Book a class at Move Austin Fitness today!