by Rich Ellis | Jul 16, 2025 | Coaching, Health, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace
If you ask me what the main game for the next decade is, I’d say this: learning how to manage cognitive load. Yep, not weightlifting, not macros, not mobility (though they all matter). It’s about how we use our brain, how we think, how we focus, how we recover...
by Rich Ellis | Jul 15, 2025 | Coaching, Mental Health, Productivity, Workplace
Back in 2015, Iceland kicked off a workplace experiment that raised a few eyebrows: a four-day workweek with no cut to pay. At the time, critics were ready with their usual warnings, lower productivity, rising costs, and a drop in service standards. But nearly a...
by Rich Ellis | Jul 9, 2025 | Fitness, Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace
We’ve all heard the clichés: “What you put in is what you get out,” “Hard work pays off,” “Trust the process.” But nowhere is that more obvious, and more humbling, than in the gym. At first, it’s thankless. You rock up early, or late, squeeze it into your day, move...
by Rich Ellis | Jul 8, 2025 | Coaching, Diet, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Nutrition, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace
Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: eating fat doesn’t make you fat.That idea is as outdated as low-fat margarine and rice cakes for lunch. Yet for years, fat was the villain of the nutrition world. It was blamed for everything from expanding waistlines to...
by Rich Ellis | Jul 3, 2025 | Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Nutrition, Productivity, Workplace
You start Monday strong, eating clean, smashing your workouts, no wine, no chocolate. By Thursday you’re tired, over it, and reach for the snacks.Then it’s, “Stuff it. I’ve blown it anyway, I’ll start again Monday.” Sound familiar? This is the all-or-nothing trap. It...
