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By Marina Aagaard, MFT... Travelling? Sometimes you don't have to travel very far to have a great 'travelling' or sightseeing experience. Just leaving the local neighborhood and going a few miles down the road, can do the trick....This weekend we, husband, dog and I, went for a trip to the local national park, one of …
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By Marina Aagaard, MFT. Aquarium photo: Henrik Elstrup The seller insists. How about a trip to an exotic island: Relax on the beach and happy hour drinking? No, thank you. On the other hand, a bit of sailing sounds good. So, we book this day trip to Islas del Rosario. Expectations are not that high. And typically my luck: At 8:00 …
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By Marina Aagaard, MFT. Photos: Henrik Elstrup and Marina Aagaard. From Denmark to Dubai. Again. A client asked me "why go there"? Dubai has become a popular international holiday destination; not strange: When you step out of the airport, you are almost blown away by the desert heat and vibrancy of the city, which never …
By Marina Aagaard, MFTFor health and wellness: Be touched. By art.Health and well-being is enhanced by experiences, and actually 'Culture on Prescription' is now an accepted Nordic health promotion method. Therefore, you may be able to upgrade your health through museum visits! The other day I visited Aarhus Kunstmuseum ARoS. While art moves your brain …
By Marina Aagaard, MFE A holiday speeds up mental and physical recovery, så recently after a hectic september 'fitness season' start in the beginning of october I went on a weekend mini-Holiday in Hamburg once again. No workouts for two days, but plenty of walking exercise and sight-seeing. An interesting city and recommended for a Holiday break. Hamburg, …
Af Marina Aagaard, MFT Tunisia offers sun, sand and sea, wellness, in large amounts, but also very diverse cultural experiences. From great architecture from many ages and many rulers to traces of monumental human mindlessness and from awesome landscapes to depressing human-scapes. Last week I went on a late summer vacation in Tunisia, al-Dschumhūriyya at-Tūnisiyya, the northernmost country …
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By Marina Aagaard, MFE A small holiday is also a holiday. And a holiday facilitates recovery and performance; this means fitness. If there is no time for a real holiday, you can create your own look-alike (e.g. transform a work trip or an extended weekend). In this case a mini-cruise to Norway.Last weekend I took the super ferry …
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By Marina Aagaard, MFE Cars That Make Me Smile ... for one reason or another ... petite, funny, surprising, colourful, ancient, oldschool cool or just cool (or even subzero cool as in Top Gear's rating of cars and supercars). What does cars and smiles have to do with fitness? Well, smiling is healthy and good health (wellness) is …
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Marina Aagaard, MFE Well, well, well. A very busy start-of-year teaching schedule leaves no time for long trips or vacations. Uhhh uhhh, uhhh, what to do? If I want to see something new? With time and money too few ... Seek out a destination not too far away. Find cheap travel offer. Find friend(s) to visit. …
By Marina Aagaard, MFE Easter time is holiday time for some. If time and money is tight, a day trip or two to a place near you, preferable one you have not visited before, is an o.k. holiday travel substitute. As always it is good to grab the chance of getting some free exercise; going …
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