Hello ~
I'm Abby, the founder of ABBY ATHLETICS. I am an athlete, a social scientist, a coach and a teacher. I started ABBY ATHLETICS in 2024 to create spaces where physical activity becomes the pathway to more authentic experiences of success.
As an athlete, I bring a wide range of individual and team sport experiences to ABBY ATHLETICS. Some highlights include competitive USA amateur boxing, learning and training in Houston, Minneapolis, and New York City, and ultimately fighting in Atlantic City at the Showboat Casino. I played sports in college -- basketball (Carleton College), rowing (St. Catherine's, Oxford), triathlon (Stanford), and I was a member of a two-time national championship ultimate frisbee team (Stanford). Throughout my life, I have enjoyed running and cycling for fitness and pleasure!
As a social scientist (BA/MA with honors, Stanford University, PHD, NYU Sociology), I am a Visiting Scholar with NYU Sociology with interests including culture and the body. At ABBY ATHLETICS, I seek to expand access to emerging, evidence-based practices in workouts and personal training sessions. I have a special interest in women's fitness and sports.
While this type of cutting-edge, science-informed practice is not often immediately accessible to a wide array of athletes, at ABBY we have created a range of offerings, including weekly classes, where we have created a super fun, inclusive, and vibrant community! All our athletes can benefit from, and help to create, the next generation of fitness and sports performance!
As a teacher and coach, I offer highly-tailored, creative, and dynamic training, skills, and experiences. I build on the insights and traditions of my own expert coaches and teachers, evidence-based best practices (NASM-certified), and my own research. We change as you do, with a focus on sustained progress, resilience, and more often than not, we find joy and fun in our workouts!
I grew up in lake country in northern Minnesota, and at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Montana. These experiences helped to foster my natural curiosity about people and the world. Through opportunities related to my studies and research, I have lived on the Pampa in Argentina; Oxford, England; Southern France; and Berlin, Germany. In the US, I have worked as a fellow or researcher at universities in the Bay Area (Stanford and UC Berkeley), Houston (Rice), and Boston (Harvard). I live in New York City now, as I have for years, and I love it more every day!
I hope you will try a class or training session soon! We look forward to meeting you.
OUR TEAM
ABBY ATHLETICS started as one person but quickly evolved into a team effort. We have been developing classes, offering training, creating styles, sharing content, and meeting new people thanks to support from athletes, mentors, colleagues, family, and so many others who each in their own ways have empowered us to become such a vibrant community!
We are creating new and more formalized ways for you to be involved. If you are interested in joining the team, please contact us! info@abbyathletics.com
Introducing our.... APPRENTICE COACHES!
PRIMA is dedicated to helping create the next generation of women's fitness and sports performance, and a big part of this is developing the next generation of coaches! We are so excited to introduce and tell you more about our apprentice coaching program and our first ever cohort of apprentice coaches. Our coaching program builds on evidence-based coaching practices, drawing on insights from general fitness and sports performance as well as sport-specific coaching. In keeping with our approach, we incorporate women's lived experiences as we develop coaches. Our first women's boxing coaches enroll and certify in USA boxing coaching program's as well as in our PRIMA specific curriculum.
Our coaches begin by offering and teaching classes ~ each coach is beloved by our PRIMA boxers and brings their own style, expertise, dedication and care to the studio. Meet our apprentice coaches and take a class soon!
COACH KRIS!
I’m Kristine. Athlete, Physical Therapist, coach, and teacher.
As an athlete, I’ve played basketball, volleyball, and thrown the shot put and discus. I was heavily involved in volleyball throughout high school, college (Rutgers University), and recreationally (New York Urban Professionals League). I’ve coached club high school volleyball and was a certified strength and conditioning coach for girls high school volleyball players. I started boxing in 2018 and started training with ABBY ATHLETICS and PRIMA BOXING in 2025. You can now catch me in the gym a few times a week working on my jab, cross, hook.
As a physical therapist, I specialize in cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions, treating medically complex patients in an inpatient rehab setting. I help people of all levels of abilities achieve functional milestones after experiencing debilitating injuries, medical events, and procedures. No level is too low level to relearn and experience the benefits of exercise and movement.
I have my Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science and Sport Studies from Rutgers University and Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ (now known as Rutgers University). I’ve taught at various universities including NYU, Columbia, Tufts, Mercy, and Scranton. I regularly mentor colleagues as a board-certified clinical specialist promoting evidence-based practices combined with empathy and consideration of patient values. I aspire to bring that into my coaching, incorporating technical skill, conditioning, and athlete goals to achieve high level performance.
I was born and raised in the NYC area (the Bronx/Paterson, NJ) and work in New York City (NYU Langone Health). When I’m not training others or training myself, I’m rooting for the NY Liberty at Barclay’s Center or baking a mean chocolate cake!
Looking forward to training with you!
Meet our other APPRENTICE COACH SOON..... !!!
COACH MALLORY!
I’m Mallory, an athlete, entertainment professional, and coach.
I began boxing in 2019 in NYC. In 2023, I started training with Abby and have been with ABBY ATHLETICS and PRIMA BOXING since its conception in 2024. Outside of the boxing gym, I enjoy weight lifting and swimming. Born and raised in the NY metro area, I’m passionate about creative writing, fandom, cooking, rock and roll, and cross-country road trips.
With a Bachelors of the Arts in Media & Communication from Northeastern University, I have worked in television and entertainment for a decade. A storyteller at heart, you can find me helping to spread the word about ABBY ATHLETICS through both digital and physical marketing initiatives as well as assisting in crafting our mission and cultivating our goals alongside Abby and our boxers.
As a coach for PRIMA BOXING, I look forward to welcoming you into our growing, inclusive community. Most importantly, I want to help you find your strength as a boxer through tailored training, conditioning exercises, and lots of laughs. My focus is teaching you how to achieve confidence inside and outside of the gym, and to give you the tools you need to succeed both physically and mentally.
Stop in for a class and we will discuss your individual needs and goals!