Get out of your lazy bed: Get more out of Life

By Marina Aagaard, MFT. Weekend. Early morning. Lying in bed. Awake. Duvet feels good. At that instant: Feel like staying in bed. However, getting up has many rewards. So I get up. Quick wash. Husband, dog and me in car. 10-15 minute drive. To Mols Bjerge National Park. Dog and photo walk (for husband, Henrik …

Top-10 Reasons to Visit Aarhus: Second Best in Europe

By Marina Aagaard, MFE. Photo: Henrik Elstrup Aarhus, second city of Denmark, and also a so-called second city sight-wise; when everybody has seen Copenhagen, where to next? And now second on the Lonely Planet Best in Europe list, too. That’s okay. The town where I was born and raised, Aarhus, on the peninsula Jutland in …

Second Best in Europe: Aarhus, World’s Smallest Big City, Denmark

By Marina Aagaard, MFE. Photo: Henrik Elstrup Aagaard Aarhus, second city of Denmark, and also a so-called second city sight-wise; when everybody has seen Copenhagen, where to next? And now also second on the Lonely Planet Best in Europe list. That's okay. The town where I was born and raised, Aarhus, on the peninsula Jutland …

What’s Cooking? Cutest Cooking Gloves Ever

By Marina Aagaard, MFT Give me some space. Yes, I love space and space things: Are these cooking gloves cute or what? I spotted them a couple of years ago in Orlando airport after a visit to Florida and Kennedy Space Center (where as it happens, there is a Rocket Launch attempt today). I couldn't …

Denmark in a nutshell: Bicycles and Coffee

By Marina Aagaard, MFT Strolling down the street during a very recent work visit in Aalborg, fourth-largest city in Denmark. Spotted this window display on a bicycle shop and then the bike around the corner. Very Danish, indeed. Denmark is a bicycle friendly environment and a LOT of Danes love biking and coffee. Biketext invites you in, …

Stability Ball Workout Design: Working out with the big ball

By Marina Aagaard, MFE Swiss ball or stability workouts are fun and effective and provide variety as part of a general exercise program. The ball workout format is the same as other workouts for personal training or group exercise.  The workout can have a traditional resistance training format with 1-3 sets of 6-10 repetitions of …

Dream Travels and Travel Dreams: Top 10 Most Beautiful Places in the World

By Marina Aagaard, MFT Travels, Best in Class, is the headline of a section in the local newspaper, today. It contains lists of best things related to travelling. It takes a travel fan, me, less than 250 milliseconds to open this section. The first list is about the most beautiful places in the World. American …

10 Question Fitness Quiz: Are you really fit enough?

By Marina Aagaard, MFE You body is phenomenal. It has the capacity for incredible feats. There is a latent, potential, power surplus, which comes into force, when needed. Furtermore you can condition your body to perform better - perhaps even super good - in general. Start making yourself superfit from now on. Does your body …

Motivation? Quote of the day: You are in Paradise

By Marina Aagaard, MFT There is so much to be happy about every single day (even in sad times). Especially Nature, the nature that surrounds us every day; there is an abundance of life and beauty on our blue planet.  Tired? Lack of energy? Go out, look up, look down, look around. Watch nature, watch …

Fitness Trend Nummer 1: Wearables og quantified self

Af Marina Aagaard, MFT Wearable technology, wearables, er den nye nummer et pĂ¥ Ă¥rets Top 20 fitness trendliste. Det er ikke en ny fitness aktivitet. Det handler om fitness mĂ¥ling og løbende selvmĂ¥ling. Tiltag som kan anvendes sammen med de øvrige 19 trends. Wearable technology, pĂ¥ dansk bærbar eller kropsbĂ¥ren teknologi, kaldes internationalt og i …