Newsletter & Blog

WHAT A NIGHT! Congratulations all 265 graduates and everyone and a heartfelt thank you to the whānau, friends, and supporters who helped make last Thursday such a special evening. We’re genuinely privileged to be part of a passionate community of like-minded professionals who are out there changing lives through prevention-led coaching. Thank you for being part of the mission, Prevention

I need your help. We eat too much ultra-processed food (UPF). It's high in sugar and fat, which is a bad combination. It’s formulated to be highly palatable (read addictive). It's cheap and it's everywhere. Our health is worse for eating this way. The question for you to help me with is – how we get a suitable balance of

Message from Professor Obvious – exercise is good for your health. But a more complex question is the relative health value of harder vs easier exercise. Or more scientifically, is 1 min of vigorous exercise really worth much more than easier stuff like walking (moderate) and even lighter things like gardening and cleaning (light)? Conventional wisdom – double the vigorous

I compared the Whittakers 72% v the 92% dark chocolate. You might be surprised: Protein 11 v 13 g | Fat 34 v 47g | Carbs 51 v 14 g | Sugar 32 v 6 g (per 100g 72% v 92%) Analysis: way way more carbs and sugar in the 72%, probably why it tastes so good… But here’s the

Me and Bluey I buried my mate yesterday. I’m hurting a lot, missing him. He was always there. There for 15 years. Always. While we had him for a smaller part of our life, we were his whole life. He was my constant partner in everything from running, walking, swimming, surfing, surf life saving, and manhunt in the sand dunes.

Winter is over? But it's raining, grey, dark early, and it's windier than ever. What’s one day of bad weather… I’ll look at the forecast. FORECAST: Expect rain every day this week. High wind warnings for Auckland Area. Mon:🌧️Tue: ⛈️Wed: ⛈️Thurs:🌧️. …… An outlook with very little fun? I tell myself it’s silly to let the weather affect my mood