About Pure Strength NYC
Pure Strength NYC offers unique and effective holistic fitness programs that transform one's relationship with their body, food, and reality. With 20 years of experience, Jonathan Angelilli provides thoughtful and personalized approaches to help individuals achieve their fitness goals, whether for general health or specific sports activities. His innovative methods, including primal movements and qigong, also promote healing and trauma processing. Clients praise his knowledge, sensitivity, and ability to adapt movements to individual needs, making him a highly recommended trainer.
In my 20s I did strength training and yoga and ate a healthy diet, not always consistently, but enough to mostly maintain a sense of good health and well-being. Now, so many years later, as I approached and moved through menopause, things felt completely different. I’ve been struggling with autoimmune and menopause symptoms, with excess weight, and often feeling stuck. A friend was working with Jonathan in his Breathe Move Nourish (BMN) program. It sounded like what I needed. I truly had no idea, what I was signing up for, and I’m so grateful I took the leap.
Jonathan’s work is a fusion of strength training, breathwork, energy medicine, and deep spiritual...read full review
I never used to put myself first—until now.
As a mom of three with a packed schedule and a long history of putting everyone else’s needs before my own, I never imagined I’d stick with a virtual coaching program. But working with Jonathan has completely changed the way I relate to my body, my energy, and my self-worth.
I didn’t join because I wanted to lose weight or look a certain way—I joined because I needed to get off autopilot. I was stuck in patterns of bottling up emotions, over-functioning, and second-guessing myself. This work gave me a way to come back home to my body with structure and softness, discipline and pleasure.
Today,...read full review
Jonathan is a kind, inspiring, and deeply intuitive teacher. He brings a grounded wisdom and realness that makes you feel seen and uplifted.
I originally joined his program thinking it was just access to some Qigong classes. What I found was so much more.
Over the last 27 months, I’ve learned how to move with greater awareness and intention—without pushing through pain or injuring myself. As someone who has always been highly motivated to move, what I actually needed was to move less, but smarter and in new ways.
With Jonathan’s guidance, I’ve developed a new relationship with my body. My chronic knee and shoulder pain have improved significantly,...read full review