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16th July 2009
"From the bustling city of Santiago, with its backdrop of mountains, to the wilds of Patagonia and west to the quite wonderful isolation of Easter Island, Chile offers a fantastically diverse and dramatic landscape," reports Nick Laing, Chairman of Steppe... Read >
Author: Steppes Travel10th March 2009
In the wake of a downturn in university enrolments, the credit crunch, and the rise of distance learning and home learning, much has been written recently of the future of higher education. Interestingly, there is a diversity of individuals representing ... Read >
Author: MarkeD22nd September 2008
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In July, my daughter and I went snow skiing (yes, I did say July - southern hemisphere winter). During the week we skied, both of us took lots of lessons. My daughter because she is new to skiing and me because the la... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing02nd September 2008
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One of the most rewarding things about being a fitness trainer is empowering someone to accomplish their goals and watching them do it. Everyone has a different reason for embracing a fitness lifestyle, but the outcome... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing17th July 2008
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As a trainer, I often get this question: don't I need to do long duration aerobic training to burn fat? The answer is (drum roll please) both aerobic (low intensity) training and anaerobic (high intensity) training will... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing23rd June 2008
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Shmuley Boteach, an accomplished theologian, writer and moral leader, writes in his article "Six Values for Raising Outstanding Children" that it is important to stress purpose as opposed to happiness. He goes on to sa... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing11th June 2008
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Ok guys out there, it's unofficially official. Hollywood is right. Involved and caring Fathers are major "Babe Magnets". How do I know this? Through observation and experimentation, of course! A bit of background fi... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing20th May 2008
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When my husband, Dave, and I first started housekeeping together (we are still newlyweds...), he used to shake his head and occasionally comment on my refusal to use artificial chemical cleaning products in the home. Ye... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing28th March 2008
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Kids have the most amazing insight if you stop and listen to them. Our daughter has an adult relative who lives far away who said to her "I wish I could see you more often". Do you know what she said later? I don't t... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing27th March 2008
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One of the qualities I really appreciate my husband Dave for is that he knows how to listen to criticism without defense, evaluate it and use the knowledge. It's easy to see how this life skill (among others) has incre... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing14th November 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Ainsley LaingA large well known fitness facility company has a “no grunting” policy. Last year, they made news in the U.S. when they called the police to escort a member out of the gym for grunting. What’s the deal with that?Ok... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing07th November 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Ainsley LaingA win on the lottery is not the key to enduring happiness, according to researchers in the UK and US who study what makes people happy. Apparently, after the initial euphoria wears off, people return to the same level of ha... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing08th October 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Ainsley LaingAccording to the Center for Disease Control in the United States, the life expectancy for American men is 75 (74.5) and women is 80 (79.9). The top killers for men and top killers for women are pretty similar. Here's the li... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing29th August 2007
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Food for Thought: We are powerless to change behaviors we don't take responsibility for. When we shift blame or make excuses we give away our personal power � the power to make a difference.
It's very important f... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing04th June 2007
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Do you assume that because someone is thin that they are also fit? Well, hold on to your hat, researchers are saying that many thin people have the same heart disease risk and type 2 diabetes risk as obese people. In f... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing21st May 2007
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I don't usually like to talk about myself. Ok, that's a lie. But, I recently had an experience with my own health that I thought might be of interest.
Like most folks, every year or so I go to the doctor for a check... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing17th May 2007
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If you are really serious about healthy nutrition, it's time to reconsider not just what you are eating, but also how you are cooking the food. More and more studies are showing that grilling, frying and broiling (espe... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing10th May 2007
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Jane Doe is turning forty next month. Her husband, John, and she are healthy and keep regular exercise as part of their lives. They both feel that they eat right and are happy with their bodies. Jane has an office jo... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing06th May 2007
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Lust? Love? Is there a difference?
Thinking back to the last time you were newly in love, it will come as no surprise to you that the chemicals released into the blood when you were in the attraction stage are very d... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing30th April 2007
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-The man who quits his job because of harassment. - The woman whose husband stays out late at night repeatedly and tells her he is entitled to do what he wants. - The child whose parent tells him often "you are lazy".
... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing27th March 2007
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Do you have moments where you say "WOW! Life is truly wonderful!"?
This morning started out as most others. I was having my workout. My child left for school and my partner spent a few minutes entertaining me (he is ... Read >
05th March 2007
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Last week, an old friend of mine (who I have known for almost 30 years), was telling me about how he feels about the current state of his life. He used the term "empty contentment".
"Empty contentment". Wow, how do... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing05th March 2007
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Isn't balancing work and life tough? I mean really! Even if you feel like you have the greatest balanced life possible � sometimes it just gets to be too much. You know what I mean?
Let's break this down: there... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing05th March 2007
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As I was reflecting the other day on my life up to now, it occurred to me that the process of getting fit is a metaphor for living a full life. Stay with me here�.
To get fit one needs to 1) decide to do it, 2) de... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing10th February 2007
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What do you think of when someone says the word wellness? What does it mean to you?
Out of curiosity, I looked up "definition of wellness" on the web and a bunch of different results came up! Many of them referred ... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing23rd January 2007
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This week, I was surfing the web for ideas for fitness articles and something really caught my attention. It was an article on emotional fitness by Dr.Mathew Anderson called "Fat and Emotional Fitness".
What is emot... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing16th January 2007
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What kind of New Year's resolutions did you make this year? Did they involve improving your health, fitness, nutrition or related health habits? Every year, many of us start off with good intentions, only to find that... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing17th November 2006
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A few weeks back, a Body for Mind reader wrote a letter that really started me thinking about the topic of staying fit after menopause. She is someone who adopted a fitness and healthy eating lifestyle and really transform... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing16th November 2006
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How many of you have had this experience? There's been no time to get to the gym in the last month or so. So finally when there is time, you (consciously or subcounsciously) ?make up? for lost time. The next day?OUCH, you... Read >
18th October 2006
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Last week, a friend of mine was telling me about her 2 aunts. Both are about 60 years old. One aunt has always been athletic and fit and the other has always been sedentary. Now, at 60, the fit aunt is still active a... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing10th October 2006
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This last weekend, I met with someone who I haven't seen for 8 years or so. This person, a quiet and very kind man, was my training partner for my first marathon 12 years ago. It was great to see him not only becaus... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing27th September 2006
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Do you know the saying, "we are all a product of our experiences"?
If you have gone through a major life change or trauma which created the physical symptoms of anxiety or grief, you understand how physically uncomfortab... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing21st August 2006
The Bigger, the Better?
by Ainsley Laing MSc.
In the last 10 years or so, we have seen the advent of "supersized" foods. And quite honestly some of the supersized products are so big they are ridiculous..and it looks like they are still getting bigge... Read >
Author: Ainsley Laing05th April 2006
Okay, so you've worked out your financial position and made your creditors an offer to repay your debt at a reduced rate. But your offer is refused.
What's gone wrong? Well, there are three main reasons why reduced repayments are refused.
Number One... Read >
Author: Stuart Laing
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