THE OYF BLOG

Back to Basics: Positions of Rest

The new year has officially started, which for many of us goal and dream oriented individuals means a desire to jump headfirst into our new workout goals. We at Oxygen Yoga & Fitness are happy to support you on that journey. Counter-intuitive as it may seem, one...

Back to Basics 2: Core Strength

Welcome back to our back to basics series. In our last article, we covered the importance of good posture and how it can affect us both in the studio and in our day to day lives. One important aspect of our posture is how we hold our core. Today, let's refresh...

Back to Basics 1: Posture

As we’re heading into the new year, many of us may be taking time away from our normal schedule . At Oxygen Yoga & Fitness, we find this can be a great time to return to our roots. Instead of focusing on how your workout routine may be disrupted, you can take this...

Ready, Set, Goals! Setting Workout Goals starts now!

Your OYF Guide to Setting Workout Goals We know everyone comes into our Oxygen Yoga & Fitness studios for different reasons. We want to be there to help you get what you’re looking for out of our classes, whether it’s an hour to get out of your head or a part of...

Pre-Holiday Workout Motivation trouble? Let us help!

Find Your Perfect Pre-holiday Workout Motivation We’re approaching that part of the year where time can fly by at an inexplicably faster rate than it has for the first ten months of the year. It can feel at this point in the year that the opportunity to accomplish...

Our OYF Gift Guide

The holiday season can come with a lot of excitement, but also a lot of stress. Picking out the perfect gift for our friends and family can bring us great joy, but if you’re stuck about what to get the loved ones in your life this gift can start to feel like a burden....

Spooky Season with Oxygen Yoga & Fitness

Whether it means back to school or picking up pumpkin spice on the way to work, it’s officially fall. The days might be getting shorter and darker, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make time for fun activities with our friends and family. There’s plenty of themed...

Exercise, Yoga & The Menstrual Cycle

Exercise, Yoga & The Menstrual Cycle Part of our mission here at Oxygen Yoga & Fitness is to help empower you to better know and understand your body. For those of us who are not cis men, achieving that goal might include filling in gaps in our knowledge...

3 Ways Heat Can Step Up Your Yoga Class

If you’ve been to one of our Oxygen Yoga & Fitness studios or checked out our yoga class options, you might have noticed that lots of our class options are performed in a heated room. Our studios are heated with FAR Infrared technology which raises your body...

An Introduction to Mindfulness

What is mindfulness and how can it enhance your practice and your life? You’ve likely heard the expression ‘You get out what you put in’. This couldn’t be more true than in our yoga practice. How we go about our practice, be it where our minds are or how we move...
6  Reasons We Like Our Hot Yoga Hot

6 Reasons We Like Our Hot Yoga Hot

We love all yoga at Oxygen, but here’s why there’s a special place in our hearts for hot yoga.  Whether you’re regularly practicing yoga, or have never walked in a studio before, you’ve likely heard of hot yoga. But have you ever been curious why working out in a...

Our 5 Favourite Asana’s

Our 5 Favourite Asana’s

Our 5 Favourite Asanas When you come into yoga class, there’s some things that you can expect every day when you walk in. Your breath will always be important. We’ll always consider the connection between mind and body. But what you do between walking onto your mat,...

The importance of goal and intention setting

The importance of goal and intention setting

Take the time to set intention and create goal this week.  What drives you to come to your workout classes each week? For many of us, we might have goal we’re hoping to accomplish in class, like improving our flexibility or cultivating a positive mindset. You might...

The Benefits of Infrared Yoga

The Benefits of Infrared Yoga

The added benefits of Infrared yoga include detoxification & improved flexibility - ideal for yoga practice.  Going to any yoga class is a great way to make an impact on your health and wellbeing, not to mention simply being a relaxing and enjoyable hour out of...

The benefits of Yoga Practice

The benefits of Yoga Practice

Commit to your yoga practice and you’ll find you reap the benefits in every corner of your life.  Yoga has been a popular practice for years, and it’s not hard to see why. Stepping out of our busy lives and onto our mats gives us a short refuge from the busyness of...

A Yoga Class for Everyone

A Yoga Class for Everyone

With the diversity of class options offered in our studios, you’re bound to find the perfect workout for every occasion. We humans might be creatures of habit, but when it comes to working out, novelty can be important. It improves the impact of our workouts, keeps...