THE OYF BLOG

Make Reformer Pilates Fall Season

Why You Should Make A Reformer Pilates Routine This Fall  For many of us, fall brings a desire to build a routine. No matter how long it's been since you actually went back to school in September, something about the season is bound to remind us of that time. It might...

It’s Spooky Season, but Trying Pilates Shouldn’t be Scary

REFORMER PILATES CONFIDENCE Feel good about your journey in reformer pilates from the second you step into the studio.  It might be spooky season, but trying a new workout shouldn’t be scary. We’re excited to introduce reformer pilates classes at our studios, and we...

LIFE LESSONS FROM REFORMER PILATES

We can learn a lot about ourselves through our workouts - not only about our bodies and how we connect to them, but also about who we are, our mindset, and how we look at the world. Every experience in our lives can teach us something new, and workout classes are no...

Simplify Your Strength Training: The Hidden Power of Mat Pilates and Bodyweight Training

If you’re someone who likes to keep up with the hot new thing or try everything new once, you may have noticed that the popularity of fitness classes, like fashion or music, tends to pass by in fads. The 80s brought aerobics, jazzercise, and home workout videos. In...

FAR INFRARED & YOUR BODY: PAIN RELIEF

One unfortunate inevitability of life seems to be that at some point, no matter what sort of life we’ll lead, we’ll experience some sort of pain. If you spend most of your day sitting in a desk chair, you might get aches and pains in your back or shoulders from...

Yoga for Athletes

Yoga for Athletes As a professional athlete, the body has to be very well maintained. It is a valuable instrument and if it is not cared for, performance can take a hit. No matter what sport you play, strength, endurance, and flexibility are all important aspects and...

More Effective Workouts

There are several ways that you can make your classes more effective and work for you. Keeping up the energy to work hard and see results happens when you have an action plan and self discipline, which is what we last talked about. We also talked about how it can be...

Self Discipline

Self-discipline is a life skill for the successful. It is having the power to stay focused and not giving into distractions. Finding a goal and sticking to it until it is a reality, or using self-discipline to maintain success or a particular lifestyle. Having...

Energy

Keeping a regular fitness routine can be a challenge. It isn’t usually due to the fact that we just don’t want to go, its find the energy and the motivation to go. With all that we do in our daily life and often in high stress environments, it is tempting to just kick...

Finding Stillness

Being at peace by finding stillness. This is related to mindful meditation. We are busy people, always on the go. A lot of people are more physically active, which is great the we are becoming more health conscious. Lots of people work multiple jobs now. Then add the...

Focusing your mind on one thought.

Focusing your mind on one thought. There is a myth that meditation only when the mind is empty of thought. This is not true, one form of meditation is focused meditation or mindfulness. Focusing on one simple thought during meditation can have the same benefits as an...

Power of Breathing

Power of Breathing

We take approximately 23,040 breaths per day but we should pay more attention to how we breathe. The power of our breath goes far beyond what many would think. Yes, without breathing we would not live. Our bodies don’t function without it, so if we improve the quality...

Grounding Yourself

It is no surprise we live in a very stimulated world. While this is an exciting time, it is important to balance things out by centering your energy and getting grounded again. Grounding yourself means to turn inward and be present in the moment. We spend so much time...

The Purpose of Meditation

The brain is a complex master piece, and even with all the magnificent scientific breakthroughs, the mind is still a big mystery. We know that our thought can manifest our realty and can have huge effects on your physical bodies. With all our technology and busy fast...