THE OYF BLOG

Make Reformer Pilates Fall Season

by | October 15, 2025 | About Us, Featured, OYF Blog, Reformer Pilates | 0 Comments

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

by | October 15, 2025 | Featured, OYF Blog, Reformer Pilates | 0 Comments

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...
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LIFE LESSONS FROM REFORMER PILATES

by | July 7, 2025 | Featured, OYF Blog | 0 Comments

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

by | July 7, 2025 | Featured, Mat Pilates, OYF Blog | 0 Comments

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...
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FAR INFRARED & YOUR BODY: PAIN RELIEF

by | July 4, 2025 | FAR Infrared, Featured, OYF Blog | 0 Comments

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...
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Healthy tricks to see results

by | May 8, 2014 |

Timing your Meals to Lose Weight   I’ve had people ask me about when and how often they should be eating in order to maximize weight loss, and increase muscle gain. There has been a lot of dispute about this amongst the fitness community, and in my personal...

shout out – from Natasha

by | Apr 30, 2014 |

Mothers Day   Since it’s almost Mothers Day I wanted to give a shout out to an organization that I volunteer for and greatly admire, Shanti Uganda.   Shanti Uganda was founded in Vancouver by a yoga teacher and doula, it’s an organization that supports the...

Yummy!!!!!!

by | Apr 25, 2014 |

As soon as the weather gets nice everyone starts to get excited for the summer, and then nervous because that also means its bathing suit season. Earlier this week I posted a recipe for a detox drink that will help you shed some of the water weight, but if you’re...

Detox!!!!!

by | Apr 23, 2014 |

Detox & Debloat with this Drink   So after a long weekend of overindulging I was feeling a little puffy and sluggish, I decided to whip up what I call my “detox water.” I thought I’d share the recipe and hopefully it can help you lose a bit of that water...

Tips for a healthy Easter!

by | Apr 18, 2014 |

Tips for a healthy Easter   Around this time most of us are thinking about getting back into shape for the summer but holidays are usually a bust when it comes to your diet,  here  are some small things you can do to keep on track.   Before dinner put out a...

Natasha’s Blog

Natasha’s Blog

by | Apr 15, 2014 |

Recipe for the Best Cookie…Ever     So this originated from a basic oatmeal cookie recipe but after doctoring it up, plus a couple trial and error batches I think I’ve got a pretty solid recipe for a cookie that is not only delicious but also healthy.  ...