Our Vision

Our vision is to unleash New Zealanders’ inherent capacity for maximising their health-span (not just their lifespan) through using the power of lifestyle to live, work and contribute to society at their best.

We will be seen as the leading authority in this space and play an influential role in shifting the New Zealand health and health insurance system and in addressing health inequalities. We will cultivate an ecosystem of client organisations who share our values, programme participants and their family and whānau and wellness practitioners who will thrive through their association with each other.

Together they will give rise to a ripple effect with a wide reach across workplaces and communities, contributing to a paradigm shift in how we individually and collectively do work, life and wellness.

Firstbeat LifeTM

We leverage science-backed
data, powered by Firstbeat.

Our wellness experts

Programme manager

Erik van den Top

MHSc, BCIA HRV, CAPP.

Erik is an Applied Health Scientist specialising in preventative health / lifestyle medicine. He has a background in health coaching and research, with extensive training in lifestyle medicine, positive psychology, behavioural change science, psychophysiology and biofeedback, wellness and nutrition.

He currently focusses on leading research and innovations in the preventative health domain, to find better ways to support people with sustainable lifestyle changes and enhancing their health outcomes.

Erik manages the overall programme and supports the health coaching team.

Specialist and researcher

Dr Kelly Dale

PhD, MSc, BSc, BPhEd

For over 15 years, Kelly has been working with numerous workplaces across a variety of industries to improve workplace health, wellbeing and more effectively manage fatigue.

Kelly studied at the University of Otago and gained a BSc in Human Nutrition, a Bachelor of Physical Education in Exercise Prescription and Management, a Master of Science with Distinction in Human Nutrition and a PhD in Human Nutrition. She has published research on sleep, nutrition and physical activity in various top international medical journals.

Kelly specialises in the inter-connectedness of nutrition, physical activity and sleep on our wellbeing, physical and mental health, and energy levels, and works extensively with individuals to help them implement long term sustainable lifestyle changes.

Our Strategic Partner

Firstbeat is a Finnish organisation, established in 2002 as a spin-off from the Research Institute for Olympic Sports and University of Jyväskylä. Firstbeat is the global leader in physiological analytics for sports and well-being. Hundreds of elite sports teams and wellness professionals, over 10,000 organisations and millions of consumers worldwide trust Firstbeat to enhance performance and well-being.

TRUSTED BY LEADING NEW ZEALAND ORGANISATIONS

Our programme is based on science-backed data, through the use of the Finnish Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment. These programmes are provided across the globe at organisations such as BMW, SAP, KPMG, Canon, EY, Unilever and Heineken and by a growing number of leading organisations in New Zealand.

Over 300,000 employees worldwide have enhanced their health, well-being and performance through their participation in these programmes.