Frida Engdahl

At the age of 10, Frida’s grandmother introduced her to hot saunas and ice baths in Oresund and the Baltic Sea. 12 years later she stepped into her first hot yoga class. Never before had her body felt so easy and smooth to move, whilst sweat wonderfully was passing through every single pore on her body.

Throughout the years Frida has also sweated through instructing dance classes for over four years (with a background in street and tap dance), attending 1000 of different group training classes, competed in crossfit and weightlifting for almost five years, learnt to swim stroke like a professional rookie, and for a very short period pursued a water polo career, inspired by her goalie mother.

After almost 10 years, living at the gym for the barbells, Frida’s right shoulder said: enough! With a worn and injured shoulder, yoga was her rescue and new path.

By the time Corona hit the world, Frida felt an urge to become self-sufficient with staying physically and mentally fit. She started exploring the internet as a source for inspiration and guidance, trying to find a more flexible alternative to the conventional gyms.

Today she looks at fitness a little differently:

“To become self-sufficient is the only true fitness. I don’t want to depend on a yoga studio to do yoga or a gym to stay fit. The only thing I really need is my body, my breath, some guidance (and if lucky, a grippy yoga mat). The physical gym is not the answer. Intention and discipline is!

And to turn the shower faucet to max cold for a couple of minutes, is quite similar to an ice bath. And a lot closer than the seaside, to make an excuse not to hop in.”