Pongo Power

Specialties

Free Fitness Assessment.

You don’t need to go to the gym to get into great shape. We can teach you everything you need to know, so that you learn how to workout at home, at the gym, or in the park. Why wait? Call (718) 638‑7722 to set up your free fitness assessment today.

Membership is offered exclusively at Pongo Power Flatbush, at 350 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. We can only sell a very limited number of memberships so that our community isn’t over-​crowded. Sign up before we sell out. Memberships allow you to utilize our private personal training studio, to do your homework. You can come and go, lift our weights, and pull on our machines. Pongo Power offers towels, lockers, and friendly supervision. We are dedicated the fundamental principals of movement science, and will gently remind you of proper form and technique, when necessary. All Pongo Power trainers are certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

We provide tasteful supervision, only to keep you safe. This way, you can enjoy your one hour a day that is dedicated to you and your body. Personal Trainers are not allowed to solicit your business for services, unless you ask for more information. We will not try to sell you personal training while you are enjoying your workout.

Club memberships allow you to join our small group fitness classes, workshops, and the special advantage of choosing the music while you workout. Bring your favorite vinyl, we have a turntable for you.

History

Established in 2007.

Really, what most people ask us is this: What is a Pongo? Here is one example of a Pongo: our founder — Elizabeth Pongo! Elizabeth Pongo learned about sports from her father, László Pongo. László spent many an evening after work, «playing sports,» with Elizabeth. As a result, Elizabeth loves sharing that spirit of adventure with her clients.

Elizabeth began training clients in their own homes in 2002. In 2006 she realized that although the intensity and focus of working out in a private setting was super-​valuable, she had been missing the super-​duper value of being a part of a community.

As a result, Elizabeth founded Pongo Power, Inc. in 2007. The team at Pongo Power love sharing the classical principals of sports science with their clients. All of this history (starting in 1975) is part of the bright green fitness studio in Park Slope. We truly enjoy teaching other people how to integrate exercise into their daily lives — so that being healthy and strong is a natural way of life.

Meet the Business Owner

Elizabeth A.

Business Owner

Also known as, «Erzsi,» which is Hungarian for Lizzy, I’m the owner at Pongo Power.

You may already know that I get very excited talking about, «Kinetic Chain Function.» This is how your body exhibits (or applies) movement (kinetic) patterns (chains of events). Although some think this is because I love to sound smart; it is really because of my love of life. I was a psychology major at Middlebury College. It was quickly drilled into our heads, ahem; I mean, there we learned that you create your own reality. And how your brain does that consciously and sub-​consciously is fascinating to me.

I am thrilled by movement. As a child I took to any kind of bouncing, bobbing, rolling, and sliding that I could engage in. Yet how to perform these activities without killing yourself is important. So, I am certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. I look forward to sharing the excitement of applied science (both psychology and movement) with you!