kara pearlman

Kara Pearlman has been active her entire life playing sports, dancing and exercising. In 1991 she made it a profession after obtaining a degree in Exercise Science at Illinois State University. Kara has managed a Corporate Fitness Club, was Group Exercise Director of a large program downtown Chicago, and has also trained clients one-on-one. She has instructed all forms of group exercise at some of Chicago's top health clubs, has traveled to destination spas as a guest instructor domestically and toured Finland sharing fitness in 11 different cities.
Her specialty fitness evolved into hip-hop/funk which landed her a position as a Reebok Master Trainer and choreographer for the Midwest Reebok Performance Team. As a Reebok representative, she traveled around the country teaching Instructor Training Workshops and Master Classes. During this time Kara also created her own fitness programs and became a Continuing Education Specialist for the fitness governing bodies ACE and AFAA. Several years later, Kara became the fitness columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and began adventure racing. She competed in a variety of multiple-day races which led to a co-authorship of the book, The Complete Guide to Adventure Racing.
In 2002, Kara started a family and three years later moved to California. She taught boot camp classes and in 2009, discovered Pure Barre at the studio in La Costa. Her first class was life-changing and immediately, she knew she had to become a teacher. The Pure Barre technique has empowered her with the tools to stay lean and strong and has provided an invaluable community of women. Kara is thrilled to share Pure Barre as a studio owner in 4S Ranch.