Santo Studio’s Running Division Is Where Movement Meets Meaning
How bridging sports, fashion, and local subcultures is reshaping the way people engage with health and performance.
In a coastal town known for its picturesque surf breaks and polished storefronts, Santo Studio is quietly rewriting what a fitness community can look like. Their Running Division in Newport Beach is far more than a weekly jog but a pulse point for culture, connection, and transformation.
Every Monday at 6 PM, locals gather at Santo Performance Studio to stretch the boundaries of what community wellness can be. The route ends at one of Newport’s most iconic beaches, but the destination is only part of the story; what’s really unfolding is a deeper kind of movement—one that binds together skateboarding, surfing, jiu-jitsu, and fashion under the shared pursuit of recovery, resilience, and belonging.
This isn’t your typical fitness collective powered by likes and filtered selfies. Santo’s approach is refreshingly analog: show up, move, talk, repeat. By merging physical performance with real-world interaction, the Running Division becomes a conduit for authenticity in an era of curated personas. “When you bridge the world of fashion and performance at an authentic level…you create magic,” says Creative Director Bear Degidio. It’s a philosophy that’s baked into every part of the studio’s identity—from the people who lead it to the culture it attracts. And here, that culture includes everyone from local runners to skaters, jiu-jitsu artists, and performance-minded creatives looking for more than a dopamine spike.
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That sense of integration is crystallized inside the newly opened Santo Performance Studio—a 15,000 square-foot sanctuary that goes beyond typical gym expectations. With jiu-jitsu led by Master Leo Vieira and Bernardo Tavolaro, and strength and conditioning under the guidance of Dr. Cody Farah, the space reads more like a training ground for champions than a boutique wellness club. There’s boxing with coaches Yogy and Jason Parillo, physical therapy, and recovery spaces—all of it orbiting around a single idea: that community health is best built in motion, shoulder to shoulder.
In a world where wellness can often feel commodified, Santo Studio‘s Running Division proves that the most powerful thing you can do is show up—on foot with intention.
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