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 11, 2025 | Diet, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Nutrition, Wellness
There’s a new weight-loss buzz in Aotearoa, and it’s not another detox tea or cabbage soup diet. It’s Wegovy: a GLP-1 medication recently approved and now available in New Zealand. It’s been hailed as a “game-changer” for weight loss, but with great buzz comes...
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Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: eating fat doesn’t make you fat.That idea is as outdated as low-fat margarine and rice cakes for lunch.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...
by Rich Ellis | Jul 3, 2025 | Diet, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Nutrition, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace
Ever find yourself saying, “I’m just so tired all the time”, even when you’ve technically had a decent night’s sleep? You’re not alone. I fell asleep in one of my education sessions this week, it weasn’t boring, I was tired! More and more people are running...
