Ønsker du at læse bloggen på dansk - se længere nede på siden. When you want change, the instinct is often to do more. More exercises. More effort. More intensity. But more is rarely the answer. Doing it right is. We know from research on behavior change that big, complicated changes don’t do well. When things feel overwhelming or unclear, we stop or never start. Not because we don’t want the result, but because the path there is too much. Real change happens when you make it simple. Precise. Understandable. And most importantly, when it fits into the life you already live. It’s not about doing more. It’s about doing it differently. Your pelvic floor and your core are not muscles that respond well to “just do more.” They respond to timing. Coordination. Awareness. Telling yourself to “squeeze as much as you can, as often as you can” will not create the result you’re looking for. Because if you don’t understand: what to activate when to activate it how it should feel …then your body wil

You’re doing the workouts. You’re consistent. You’re showing up. And yet… it still feels hard. That’s one of the most common frustrations I hear, from runners, from clients in the studio, and from people doing strength training week after week: “Why doesn’t it get easier?” Let’s be clear about one thing first: Your body absolutely can get stronger, fitter, and more capable as you get older. But the way you need to train to get there changes. Your body changes and that’s not a limitation As we get older, the body doesn’t stop adapting. But it does require a clearer stimulus. You don’t get stronger by repeating the same thing over and over at the same level. You get stronger when you ask your body for more. That means: Adding load (heavier weights) Increasing intensity (faster pace, more control) Challenging coordination and stability Progressing gradually over time If you don’t do that, your body has no reason to adapt. And that’s when things slowly start to feel harder… not easier. Why

The pelvic floor is something many of us do not want to talk about. And that is a shame, because the pelvic floor is a muscle, just like any other muscle in the body. Like every other muscle, it needs strengthening work to stay healthy and functional. If a muscle becomes weak, we notice the effects. If your arm becomes weak, you complain about it and do something to improve it. But when it comes to the pelvic floor, many people stay silent. We do not talk about what has helped us, what has worked, or how we have improved. Instead, we keep it to ourselves. That silence does not help anyone. If we want to learn, get stronger, and feel better, we need to support each other and start talking openly about pelvic floor health. Why the Pelvic Floor Matters The pelvic floor is important, but when it is weak, the symptoms can feel awkward and upsetting. Struggling to hold urine, planning your day around access to a toilet, or feeling discomfort in daily life is not fun. It can leave us feeling

For nearly two decades, Pilates has been a cornerstone of my life. Since 2007, it has shaped not only how I move, but how I understand the body. What makes Pilates so powerful is its ability to reconnect you with yourself, your movement, your joints, your control, and your coordination. It teaches awareness. It teaches precision. And perhaps most importantly, it restores balance. In my work with patients, I see a clear pattern. Pain rarely exists in isolation. It may begin with an injury or overload, but what follows is often more telling: imbalance. That imbalance leads to stiffness. Stiffness reduces connection. And when we lose connection to parts of our body, whether muscles, joints, or entire movement patterns, we stop using them effectively. Over time, function declines, and discomfort increases. This is where Pilates truly shines. It brings the body back online. It reintroduces movement where there was restriction. It strengthens through control and mobility. It helps people red

Most of us know what we should do. Eat healthier. Exercise more. Sleep better. Spend less time scrolling our phones. Yet knowing something is good for us does not automatically make it easy to do. In fact, the habits that benefit us the most often require the most effort at the beginning. Our brains are naturally drawn to what feels easy and rewarding right now. Sugar tastes good. Sitting on the sofa feels comfortable. Checking your phone gives instant stimulation. Healthy food, exercise, and other positive routines often demand energy first and reward us later. That delay is exactly what makes good habits difficult to establish. But there is good news: once a habit is truly formed, it no longer requires much effort. It becomes something we do almost automatically. What habits really are A habit is simply a behaviour we perform without thinking much about it. Consider a few everyday examples: If you spill something on the floor, you usually wipe it up immediately. If your hair feels gr

There was a time when I believed core training meant one thing: a strong six-pack, powerful back muscles, and visible strength. Like many people when I was younger, I focused on the muscles you could see, the rectus abdominis and the erector spinae. We trained hard and chased that feeling of being toned, capable, and athletic. And at that stage of life, building strength absolutely mattered if you wanted to improve and get better in your sport. Mine was dancing and I loved it. But as I’ve grown older, and as I’ve worked with more women navigating changes in their bodies, my perspective has shifted. What once felt like the most important part of core training is no longer where I place the greatest value. Because the real challenge isn’t training the muscles we used to focus on. The real challenge is training the ones we can’t see. The Muscles We Were Taught to Train When many of us think about “core,” we picture visible muscles working hard, crunches for the abs, extensions for the bac