Choose Empower Fitness if
- You specifically want Classical Pilates, Contemporary Pilates, Private Pilates. San Luis Obispo County YMCA does not list those.
- Reputation. 5.0 on Google from 113 reviews, against 4.5.
Empower Fitness vs San Luis Obispo County YMCA
At twice a week, San Luis Obispo County YMCA works out $190 a month cheaper on monthly membership, and only Empower Fitness teaches Classical Pilates. Both are Pilates studios in San Luis Obispo, CA, which is what makes them worth putting side by side. Everything below comes from what each studio publishes, and every figure carries the date we last checked it.
How often would you go?
Every price below is recalculated as the cheapest published way to buy that many classes at each studio, packs and memberships included.
Empower Fitness and San Luis Obispo County YMCA do not publish a drop in price, so they cannot be costed against the rest. Call before you go.
The short answers
- Cheapest at twice a weekSan Luis Obispo County YMCA$60 a month, $190 less than the next cheapest, via monthly membership.
- Best rated on GoogleEmpower Fitness5.0 from 113 Google reviews. Only studios with at least 15 reviews are ranked here.
- Only one with classes before 7amSan Luis Obispo County YMCASan Luis Obispo County YMCA is the only studio here that lists classes before 7am. The others may still offer it, we have not recorded that they do.
- Only one with a beginner trackEmpower FitnessEmpower Fitness is the only studio here that lists a beginner track. The others may still offer it, we have not recorded that they do.
| What is being compared |  Empower FitnessSan Luis Obispo, CA |  San Luis Obispo County YMCASan Luis Obispo, CA |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs youPriced for twice a week. Change the routine above and every figure recalculates. | ||
| Cost of twice a weekThe cheapest published way to buy this many classes at each studio, including packs and memberships. | $250 a monthchecked 25 days ago | $60 a monthLowestchecked 25 days ago |
| Cheapest way to pay | Unlimited membership$31.25 a class at this rate | Monthly membershipClass allowance not published |
| Drop in class | Not listed | Not listed |
| First month with the intro offerWhat a new client pays in month one. Almost always cheaper than the ongoing rate, and it is the number most comparisons leave out. | Free trial classNo price publishedchecked 25 days ago | Not listed |
| Membership beats drop in atGo more often than this and the membership is the cheaper option. | Not listed | Not listed |
| Membership from | $250 a monthchecked 25 days ago | $60 a monthLowestchecked 25 days ago |
| Unlimited membership | $250 a monthchecked 25 days ago | Not listed |
| Private session | Not listed | Not listed |
| Semi private session | Not listed | Not listed |
| Classes and equipment | ||
| Class styles taught | Classical Pilates, Contemporary Pilates, Private Pilates, Reformer Pilates
| Reformer Pilates |
| Equipment | Reformer | Reformer |
| How you can train | Group classes, Private sessions
| Group classes, Private sessions
|
| Levels taught | Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
| Not listed |
| When you can go | ||
| Classes before 7amA blank means we have not recorded it, not that there are none. | Not listed | Yes |
| Classes after 6pm | Yes | Yes |
| Weekend classes | Yes | Yes |
| Schedule last updated | Not listed | Not listed |
| The studio itself | ||
| Rating on GoogleRatings and review counts come from Google, not from us. | 5.0 out of 5Highest113 Google reviews | 4.5 out of 571 Google reviews |
| Reviews on Google | 113Highest | 71 |
| Where it is | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo |
| Amenities | Not listed | Childcare |
| Accessibility | Not listed | Not listed |
| Books online | Yes | Yes |
| How current this is | ||
| Listing statusListed means imported public data. Claimed means the owner proved control. Verified means we checked the details. | Listed | Listed |
| Prices last checked | 25 days ago | 25 days ago |
| Listing last verified | 25 days ago | 25 days ago |
| Go there | See the full profileBook a class | See the full profileBook a class |
Prices are what each studio published when we last checked, and each one shows that date. Ratings and review counts come from Google. A blank cell means we have not recorded that detail, not that the studio does not offer it.
Which one is for you
Choose San Luis Obispo County YMCA if
- Money is the deciding factor. At twice a week you would pay $60 a month here against $250, and the cheapest route is monthly membership.
- You train before work. This is the one with classes recorded before 7am.
- Practical things: Childcare, which the other does not list.
Where they are the same
These are the rows both studios answer identically, so they are not worth spending your decision on.
- EquipmentReformer
- How you can trainGroup classes, Private sessions
- Classes after 6pmYes
- Weekend classesYes
- Where it isSan Luis Obispo
- Books onlineYes
- Listing statusListed
- Prices last checked25 days ago
- Listing last verified25 days ago
Questions people ask about these two
- Which is cheaper, Empower Fitness or San Luis Obispo County YMCA?
- At twice a week, San Luis Obispo County YMCA works out at $60 a month through monthly membership, against $250 at Empower Fitness. Go less often and the gap narrows, because the cheapest route changes with frequency.
- Do Empower Fitness and San Luis Obispo County YMCA teach the same classes?
- Both teach Reformer Pilates. Empower Fitness lists Classical Pilates, Contemporary Pilates, Private Pilates. Studios do add and drop styles between terms, so check the current timetable before you buy a pack for one style.
- Which has better reviews, Empower Fitness or San Luis Obispo County YMCA?
- Empower Fitness holds 5.0 out of 5 from 113 Google reviews and San Luis Obispo County YMCA holds 4.5 from 71. Those are Google's ratings, not ours. Review counts follow how long a studio has been open as much as how good it is, so read the recent ones rather than the average.
- How current are these prices?
- Empower Fitness: prices checked 25 days ago. San Luis Obispo County YMCA: prices checked 25 days ago. Every figure on this page carries the date it was last confirmed, and we would rather show you an old date than let an old price pass for a current one.