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A University of Colorado Boulder study has shown that even amounts similar to what youād get in one sugar-free drink may negatively affect blood vessels in the brain. Reduced nitric oxide (less vessel relaxation), more endothelin-1 (vessel constriction), impaired clot...
When Our Values Clash: Understanding Internal Conflict When most of us hear the word conflict, we picture arguments with other people, a disagreement at work, a tension in a relationship, or frustration in a team. But thereās another type of conflict thatās just as...
We all know the usual suspects when it comes to employee burnout ā workload, deadlines, and poor work-life balance. But thereās a quieter, often invisible driver that organisations underestimate: value misalignment. Shalom Schwartzās research into personal values...
Shalom Schwartz's work on personal values is the most studied and peer-reviewed in that field. The science tells us there are 10 principal values, sitting within a framework that can help managers and leaders easily identify where their team members are ācoming fromā...
Letās clear something up right from the start: you do not need to be a particular size or shape to benefit from exercise. In fact, some of the biggest wins I see as a coach come from people in whatās often called the āa bit heavier than idealā body category (though...
A guilt-free way to get that crunch Pork belly isnāt usually something youād expect from a health coach, but hear me out. When itās done right, itās not just a treat for the taste buds, it can be part of a balanced, real-food approach to eating that respects quality,...
Soā¦ I got my [annual] bloods back the other day. Total cholesterol and LDL? Up. Triglycerides? Down. Now, if you stopped reading there, you'd be forgiven for thinking alarm bells should be ringing. But I'm not worried ā and hereās why. Back in April, I did something a...
If you ask me what the main game for the next decade is, Iād say this: learning how to manage cognitive load. Yep, not weightlifting, not macros, not mobility (though they all matter). Itās about how we use our brain, how we think, how we focus, how we recover...
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...
Thereās a new weight-loss buzz in Aotearoa, and itās not another detox tea or cabbage soup diet. Itās Wegovy: a GLP-1 medication recently approved and now available in New Zealand. It's been hailed as a āgame-changerā for weight loss, but with great buzz comes great...