Democracy Fitness
Democracy must be trained
Democracy Fitness challenges the traditional understanding of participation and citizenship. Here, democracy is not something we study. It’s something we practice.
With Democracy Fitness, we have developed a training program for democratic participation, and in each session, participants strengthen one of the ten democracy muscles, all of which are skills that can be trained and strengthened.
In a democracy, people are the foundation. But it requires training to listen actively, handle disagreements, express your own opinions and find common solutions. That’s why we developed Democracy Fitness.
Learn more about our trainings
With Democracy Fitness, you get short, powerful training sessions in democratic skills – tailored just for you.
How to participate
You can book us for a Democracy Fitness training or a workshop on democracy and participation combined with a training by writing to contact@demokratifitness.dk.
At demokratifitness.dk you can read more about how to book a training, become a certified trainer or hold a trainer training in your network.
About the training
Democracy is for everyone, and so are our trainings. Democracy Fitness has been tested and used successfully in city council halls, schools, festivals, workplaces and conferences – both in Denmark and internationally.
Each Democracy Fitness workout lasts 30 minutes and follows the same structure:
- The relevance of training is motivated and explained.
- The actual training is introduced.
- Participants train and practice in practice.
- Everyone relates the training to their own everyday life and behavior.
Trained Democracy Fitness trainers provide high-energy training in a safe and engaging community.
Democracy Fitness is a great way to practice democracy. It’s also a great opportunity to talk about all the ways we can improve our democracy. Read more on the Democracy Fitness website to book a training session in one of the democracy muscles and combine it with a presentation on new forms of democratic participation.
NEW & NEXT
Democracy Fitness as an international tool
In May 2025, we hosted democracy actors from all over the world at the Democracy Garage in Copenhagen. Together we explored Democracy Fitness as a method, mindset and movement – and laid the foundation for the next chapter.
Become a Democracy Fitness Trainer
The next opportunity to become a Democracy Fitness Trainer is September 30. If you don’t live in Denmark, don’t hesitate to reach out to us as we organize trainings and trainer education abroad – write to contact@demokratifitness.dk.