About Us
Freya Movement Studio is an NYC based prenatal and postpartum fitness studio offering virtual and in-person classes.
Co-founded by Jenny Hoofnagle and Amanda Schoppe, Freya Movement believes that expecting and new parents deserve to feel safe, seen and supported.
At Freya Movement Studio you'll learn how to move your body safely and efficiently through a high intensity, low or no impact workout that focuses on training you for the performance event of labor and delivery. We know that many fitness classes can leave you feeling uncertain about what you can and can’t do while pregnant. Or maybe you struggle to feel satisfied because it’s just not challenging enough - and you want to sweat! Our classes are beat-driven, challenging and fun! You’ll never need to modify, as we always offer multiple levels for each exercise so you can choose the one that feels best in your body. Our workouts are built to empower you so you feel strong, confident and free on and off the mat. You may even end your pregnancy stronger than when you started.
Wellness
We believe in a holistic approach to wellness. Our approach to wellness goes beyond any given symptom and takes into account the whole being to create a full mind, body and spirit awareness, leaving you grounded and open to positive energy and flow.
Education
We know we can’t be with you 24 hours a day. Therefore, our goal is to provide you with enough education and resources so you’ll possess the knowledge you need to feel empowered to move through the world safely and with strength and ease.
Community
Freya Movement is a space that connects you with individuals who are navigating a similar experience. The journey through pregnancy and parenting can be isolating but at Freya Movement you are not alone. You are the rule not the exception!
Meet Your Trainers
Jenny Hoofnagle
Co-Founder
Community. Centering Empowerment. Self-Care.
These are the values that guide all of Jenny’s work with her movement clients. As a lifelong performer, Jenny has tried every modality available in her search for the best way to care for her body, mind, and spirit. An experience with her own pelvic floor dysfunction led her to Pilates, her fitness training career, and her passion for working with expectant mothers and new moms. Jenny aims to broaden women's understanding, appreciation, and care for their bodies.Jenny holds a Comprehensive Pilates Certification from Core Pilates NYC. She is a Prenatal and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist and Core Consultant, and she is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer.
Amanda Schoppe
Co-Founder
Breath. Awareness. Movement. Connection.
These principles are the foundation of Amanda’s one-on-one training, group classes and coaching. Amanda was a professional dancer with the Radio City Rockettes for 8 years before launching her fitness training and coaching business. She brings her bright energy, a genuine curiosity and grace to everyone she works with at Freya Movement. Amanda thrives on helping women and moms of all kinds to feel stronger in the mind, body and soul. She holds certifications in Stott Pilates, Group Fitness, Personal Training, and is a Holistic Health Coach, a Prenatal and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist and Core Consultant, and is a Birth Doula.
Our Story
Jenny Hoofnagle and Amanda Schoppe met in 2019 while teaching the pregnancy and postpartum population in NYC. Through their individual experiences as women, they both developed a deep passion for ensuring pregnant people have the most positive experience possible throughout their pregnancy and postpartum journey.
In 2021, over dinner in Union Square, they discussed how they both had several requests coming in from clients for class recommendations and no trusted place to send them. They decided to join forces in order to create a home for pregnant and postpartum people and in February 2022 Moms on the Move was born when they launched their new online platform.
As the virtual community has grown and they have begun to expand offerings to in-person classes, the vision of what this movement studio has to offer has grown as well, and now, in March 2023, Moms on the Move has evolved into Freya Movement Studio.
Freya is the Nordic Goddess of fertility, sex, war, gold and magic. “Freya” quickly rose to the surface as the perfect way to name what Jenny and Amanda see when they think about, train, and support pregnant and postpartum people. When you're in class, we want you to feel like Freya. When you're in labor and delivery, we want you to embody Freya. When you're parenting, you are Freya. We see it and we want you to believe it. Freya is beautiful. Freya is sensual. Freya is maternal. Freya is strong. Freya is bold. Freya is a miracle. And so are you.
Freya Movement Studio’s mission is to:
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Empower the prenatal and postpartum population
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Provide effective workouts designed with scientific methodologies
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Build an authentic community
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Connect you to high quality experts
We are so glad you are here and we welcome you to the Freya Movement Studio community! We look forward to moving with you and celebrating all the incredible things you and your body can do.
Jenny Hoofnagle
Co-Founder
Amanda Schoppe
Co-Founder
