Awards & Recognition
Voted by our community and recognized across San Diego. Thank you to our amazing clients for trusting us with their fitness and wellness journey.
Recognized year after year
Best of Mission Times Awards
We’re so grateful and honored to be recognized by the Mission Times Awards. Thank you to our amazing community for continuing to make our studio a San Carlos asset!
Voted Best Pilates Studio
The readers of the Mission Times Courier named Pure Power Pilates + Fitness the Gold winner for Best Pilates.
Best Pilates Studio in San Diego
Named the Best Pilates Studio in San Diego for 2024 by Distinguished Teaching, out of 170 Pilates reformer and mat training studios in San Diego County.
Mission Times Courier Best of
Thank you to our amazing clients for voting for Pure Power Pilates + Fitness in the Mission Times Courier Best of awards from 2019 to 2026. We are honored and can’t wait to keep bringing you the best Pilates and fitness classes.
Now BBB Accredited
We’re proud to share that Pure Power Pilates + Fitness is now BBB Accredited. It reflects our commitment to integrity, accountability, and earning the trust of our clients and community.
If Pure Power Pilates has been part of your wellness journey, we’d be honored if you shared your experience with a review on our BBB profile.
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Meet Lori Taranto
Lori’s journey from interior design to Pilates, building Pure Power, and the moments that nearly made her walk away.
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Conversations with Lori Taranto
From passion to purpose: Lori’s journey with Pure Power Pilates + Fitness. January 2025.
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Live Actively Without Pain
An entrepreneurial interview on what motivated Lori to build a small business in health and wellness. March 2023.
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Coronavirus Impact: Pilates studio among places turning to the internet
Our studio on the local news in May 2020.
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Lori Taranto, studio owner
STOTT PILATES Certified Trainer, NASM Certified Personal Trainer, and Certified Performance Stretch Practitioner.
Awards questions
What awards has Pure Power Pilates + Fitness won?
In 2026, the Mission Times Courier named us Best Pilates, Best Massage, and Best Personal Trainer in its Best of Mission Times Awards. In 2024, we were the Mission Times Courier Gold winner for Best Pilates, and Distinguished Teaching named us the Best Pilates Studio in San Diego out of 170 studios in San Diego County.
Is Pure Power Pilates + Fitness BBB accredited?
Yes. Pure Power Pilates + Fitness is a BBB Accredited Business, which reflects our commitment to integrity, accountability, and earning the trust of our clients.
Where has Pure Power Pilates been featured?
Our studio and owner Lori Taranto have been featured by SD Voyager Magazine, CanvasRebel, Go Solo, and 10News San Diego.
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