Maybe not after the first “Hello”...but in a longer conversation you will notice a gentle accent. Anna was born on October 19th, 1980 in Sweden. She grew up in Uppsala, a city about 50 miles north of Stockholm.

Anna has been an active athlete her entire life. During high school, Anna combined her studies with sports. Not only did she earn top grades in academics, but she excelled in many athletic pursuits before determining Martial Arts as her sport of choice. At age 17, Anna won the Swedish Championship in Tae Kwon Do.

After high school, Anna travelled to the US to improve her English and experience a different culture. While in the states, she spent her spare time focusing on her training. By the end of this first visit, she competed and won the USA World Championship in Tae Kwon Do in Las Vegas.

After her first visit to the states, Anna returned to Sweden and gained certifications as a Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer, and Nutrition Adviser from the Scandinavian Academy of Fitness Education. She continued her education at Uppsala University to pursue a degree in Physical Therapy.

Anna worked as a Personal Trainer during her studies and she also took extra courses in Sports Medicine at a different University in Sweden. At the same time, she was preparing for her first Fitness competition! “I wanted to do a fitness show to find out what it was all about. I wanted to demonstrate a level of experience that would promote confidence in my abilities as a personal trainer among my clients,” states Anna. And it exceeded expectations! At age 21, Anna won the Swedish Championship in Athletic Fitness in 2002. – In Athletic Fitness you compete in a symmetry round, an obstacle course, pull-ups, and dips. After the win, Anna was asked to try out for the popular Swedish TV program The Gladiators. Within a few days, she got her name “Blade”, as one of the new Gladiators!

Anna has been working in television and modeling since 2002. Anna is not only comfortable in front of the camera; she is also at ease in public speaking situations. She has done a lot of seminars for different companies with the focus on nutrition and training in order to reach various training goals.

Anna received her Physical Therapy degree from Uppsala University. She completed her mandatory final internship with Function First Inc. in San Diego. In order to fulfill her degree, Anna also did a thesis on the increasing obesity among young children worldwide. A very important and interesting subject for Anna, where her goal is to become a role model among youth for healthy living, she took this research project to heart. She researched children in fifth grade concerning nutrition and physical activity in and after school and the results were concerning. Anna would like to use her education in physical therapy, combined with her successes in fitness and her experiences in nutrition to communicate the message of health and nutrition to young people around the world.

Anna is used to having a handful of things going on at the same time. While she finished here last projects for school she started her preparations, with guidance from Kim Oddo, with “Body By O” (www.bodybyo.com), for her first appearance on a Figure/Fitness stage in the US. Anna won her division at the NPC Orange County Muscle Classic in April 2004. A year and a half down the road, with Kim Oddo as her biggest mentor, Anna has earned her IFBB Pro Figure status and is heading for Figure Olympia 2005.

In addition to being a sponsored athlete for various companies in Sweden, such as nutrition companies, Anna has been a spokesperson for them as well. Anna has been representing and demonstrating products at various health and fitness conventions, fitness and bodybuilding shows, health and fitness clubs, and nutrition stores around Sweden. Not only does Anna have the knowledge on a scientific level through her education, she uses these products as an active fitness competitor and martial arts practitioner.
After a long time traveling back and fourth, Anna is very excited to say that she is finally getting situated in the states. Being a new face in the US but with a lot of experience from Sweden, Anna is especially interested in new sponsors to work with, and is actively looking to become a spokesperson for an American supplement company.

Anna’s goals and visions are to be best at what she does, there is no doubt, she will succeed in being one of the top figure competitors out there, so do not wait, contact her for additional information.

It doesn’t end here! Anna has lots of plans, goals, and upcoming challenges…Keep checking back to find out what’s going on!!!