When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, the Swedish television felt the need for something to activate people now isolated in their homes. So, they asked Sofia Åhman, physical education teacher and personal trainer, if she could put together a program of good, simple training adapted for doing at home.

And yes, she could do that – and became a national celebrity and loved by the entire Swedish people.

What was intended as a temporary feature quickly grew into a whole movement. When the show tried to take a short break, viewers went wild. The same thing happened when it was supposed to disappear after the pandemic took its last breath – viewers wanted more Sofia.

They got it, and Sofia herself won a prize at Kristallen (The Crystal), the official Swedish television award.

Training and television are no strangers to the rest of Europe, but this combination seems rare. There are quite a lot of workouts you are supposed to do while watching the telly, but actually doing them on television and becoming a superstar in the process… well, it’s got to be Swedish.

Sofia has placed great importance on being able to exercise in your everyday environment, and preferably with everyday things. A chair, a belt, a pillow… or why not a cloth?

https://www.svtplay.se/video/edPQNAW/hemmagympa-med-sofia/trasa?info=visa