Everyone wants to feel their best daily, although it's no secret recovery is one of the last things we prioritise when life gets busy. Proper recovery is essential to optimise our health and performance. We can give our bodies the best chance to perform better, recovery fast, and live healthier with great nutrition.

Whole foods are those that have either no processing or undergone minimal processing. Examples include whole grains, legumes, fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. In most instances, these are foods you will recognise in their natural form, with a perishable date, and without a list of preservatives and additives.

A Complete Recovery Solution Our delicious new recovery smoothies come in two versions: A whey protein isolate and a complete plant-based protein blend; however these smoothies are so much more than just a protein power. Included is collagen, whole-food and superfood ingredients that make this recovery product special.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil is recognised as the worlds healthiest oil. Unlike refined oils, Extra Virgin Olive Oil retains the highest quality and quantities of health-promoting compounds due to minimal processing methods

Potentially the most nutritious, concentrated and natural whole-food source on the planet - Spirulina is a sustainable and eco friendly blue micro-alga packed with an array of essential micro- and macronutrients.

A Three Week Ski Traverse The great virus of 2020 dealt a sweeping blow to anyone planning an overseas expedition. With our plans to travel to the Himalaya cancelled, the lockdown forced us to consider how we could exert an expedition-scale effort here in our backyard, the Southern Alps.

Kayaking around Stewart Island It’s big, really big. The wind is beating us down, 40 knots of bitterly cold Southerly right in the face. Massive rollers moving in from the South-West smashing our laden boats around, before crashing into the West Coast bluffs and refracting back, creating a turmoiled mess of water.

Multisport World Champion Dougal Allan is a professional endurance athlete and competes in adventure races, Multisport, and long course triathlons around the world. He also holds an honours degree in Physical Education and works as a Professional Endurance Coach.

New Zealand Alpine Team The New Zealand Alpine Team is an initiative of the Expedition Climbers Club that represents a new concept for climbing in this country.

XTERRA Rotorua Festival XTERRA Rotorua Local Favourite Sam Osborne won both the XTERRA Rotorua and Asia-Pacific Tour in 2017 and 2018, with a 3rd place finish at XTERRA world championships

3x Multisport World Champion Sam Clark is a professional Multisport Athlete and Adventure Racer, which takes him around the world and provides a true sense of adventure

2x Olympic Triathlete Ryan Sissons is a two time Olympic Triathlete. He’s raced on the International Triathlon Union stage since 2009, and won his last race – the 2020 Mooloolaba World Cup, just as event cancellations around the world ended the season early.