From 1932, together with her husband Aage Gotved, she began to develop a new approach to gymnastics known as Gotved Gymanstics based on a combination of breathing, voice and physical exercise involving the natural movements of the body.
From the mid-1950s, backed by her publications and radio programmes, her approach became popular throughout Denmark.
Instructors in Godved Gymnastics are still educated at the Gotved Institute which is named after her.