After high school, I started working for the sports section at Hudikvall’s local paper. Then I was recruited to work for the sports section at DN and then at Expressen. Seeking a little bit of an adventure I started working as a foreign correspondent in London and New York and after that, I was recruited by Amelia magazine at Bonnier where I have been Editor in Chief for several magazines. During this time, I also did 13 years of the morning show at SVT.
“It’s fascinating to see what we can do with our bodies during a limited time. I find it interesting that a weekend or a week’s getaway with focus on exercises can make such a difference. Many people stop exercising as soon as it gets too hard instead of finding a new way of exercising. It’s so exciting to watch people push themselves further than they think they can.”
I have always been exercising, except for when I had my babies. I like group exercises because you feel connected to the other people in the group. Everyone does the same exercise but challenges themselves based on their own ability.
When it comes to my own exercise routine, I try to exercise outdoors as long as it’s possible, because it is good for the brain. My husband has been a dedicated golfer for many years and I have tried to like it but unfortunately it takes too long. I agree that it’s a good exercise and it’s great to spend all that time outdoors, so who knows maybe I’ll pick it up one day.
These last couple of years have been tough work wise since for me since I arrange the health and fitness travels for the magazine and another problem is that I haven’t even been able to go to the gym. I think it has been much easier to accept the effects the corona virus has had on our private lives, which meant that all major social events got canceled etc. Although, I am extremely fortunate to have a summer house I can escape to which is quite isolated so I have been able to spend some time outdoors. So, on a personal level I have been fine even if it has been tiring. I tried my best to enjoy the abrupt change of pace and the quiet time. It has been good for me to calm down and spend some more quality time with my family. We also bought a dog, something we had decided to do anyway, but this happened to be the perfect timing for it. I never wanted a dog but my children who are 15 and 17 years old were longing for one so, we bought a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, tricolor, named Krutov. He was so supposed to be born 2019, but his birth got postponed, which was very fortunate since it gave us a lot of time to raise and enjoy his company.
I have had a brain tumor, but now I’m tumor free since 2016, but not cancer free. I love foreign languages, which was one of the reasons why I started working abroad, but I have lost most of the languages I once learned since the tumor was located near the speech center of the brain. I attend checkups twice a year with X-ray. This has resulted in some side effects, one is epilepsy that I treat with medicine every day and anther one is a poor balance. They are quite mild considering the alternative.
During a kibbutz trip during the 80s I lost both my front teeth and now the doctor thinks another side effect is tooth loss, but now I have just received new front teeth again. I am very good a finding a strategy to how to handle these situations.
Read more about the unexpected event during Kibbutzen here.
What has golf meant to you as woman?
I have always been interested in sports, I am actually the only sports nerd in my family. I started exercising at a young age and have always been an active person. I knew early on that I wanted to pursue a carrier as a journalist. And when I was thirteen years old I realized that I could combine my passion for writing and sports and dedicated myself to becoming a sports journalist.
When you get to choose for yourself, which sport would you rather do?
Then I like to do biathlon, athletics, and downhill skiing. I also love rural cycling, weight lifting, dancing, and my new favorite sport boxing! A power walk with our dog is also nice.
I am not the type of person that dream of things they want to accomplish, if I want to do something, I do it right away. I have done all the things I always dreamt of: traveled the world, lived abroad, driven a car across the USA, and dived with sharks. I have already checked off my bucked list several times. My dream is to keep living, to grow old, and have the chance to see my kids grow up and have grandkids. If something pops up I do it right away, there is no reason to wait. Maybe I have to save money for a while but I always start on day one. I don’t like to postpone things for 2-3 years, I live here and now.
Do you have any favorite garments at Daily Sports?
Clothes and fashion arev a huge interest of mine. I love dresses. I always wear a dress, both fitness dresses, and long dresses, and occasionally a skirt. I only have two pairs of pants that I never wear. I like to change jackets as well and I have many different jackets and vests that I like to color match with the dress I’m wearing. I absolutely love colorful clothes. Daily Sports dresses and skirts are great, I love the fact that they are equipped with a pair of inner shorts. I wear them a lot during the summer, it’s the perfect item to wear on the boat. I really like the skort Glam, with the silver side piping, and also the shorter Lyric shorts, one of my all-time favorites. A vest is a perfect garment to wear with a dress since it helps to keep you warm. A short-sleeved wind jacket is also a perfect garment to wear over your fitness top.
