Nau mai, haere mai ki NTS
About NTS Nutrition
Your Nutrition & Fitness Coaches in NZ
We are Kate and James
We met at Otago University, James finishing with a Bachelor in Human Nutrition and a Bachelor in Exercise Prescription & Management, and Kate finishing with a Bachelor of Laws. We then moved to Southland where James worked as a Personal Trainer and Kate as a solicitor.
In 2019 we teamed up to open NTS Nutrition together, with James bringing in his nutrition knowledge and Kate her business background. At the end of 2020 we made the big move up to Whakatū (Nelson). We took NTS Nutrition with us and now are completely based online.
Our primary focus is on making nutrition sustainable and long lasting, and we are firm believers in creating a realistic plan that suits each individual. We love seeing first hand the effect of improved nutrition on people’s progress, health and quality of life.
Good coaching is about meeting someone where they're at and starting from there. We will work closely with you to find an approach that works, taking into account the bigger picture of your life to ensure that our advice is both realistic and effective.
James - Registered Nutritionist and Personal Trainer
Bachelor in Human Nutrition - University of Otago
Bachelor in Exercise Prescription & Management - University of Otago
Kate - Women's Coach and Plant Based Specialist
Bachelor of Laws - University of Otago
Girls Gone Strong - Women's Coaching Specialist Certification
Health is wealth
He hauora te taonga
This underpins everything that we do. Your health is literally your life and will determine how well you go through each day — from your energy levels and mental focus to your ability to achieve your personal and professional goals.
That’s why at NTS Nutrition, our nutrition coaching services and training programmes are designed to help you build lasting habits, whether your goal is weight loss, muscle gain or improved performance as an athlete.
Wāhine
We LOVE women, in fact the majority of our clients are wāhine.
On one hand this is upsetting, as wāhine face a disproportionate amount of pressure about their bodies, and tāne (men) often don't feel like they can ask for help.
We knowledge this disparity while still giving our clients autonomy to make their own decisions. Everyone is the expert in their own lives, so we support all wāhine wherever they are at.
Mindset
We ensure that all clients are making changes with a healthy mindset.
If they aren't, we work on that as being the main priority before we do anything else.
We don't rush this relationship building process. We get to know our clients deeply so we can give them the best advice possible and support them in the exact way that they need.
Te Tauihu
While we work mainly online, our home office is based in Whakatū (Nelson), Aotearoa (New Zealand).
We acknowledge ngā iwi e waru o Te Tauihu (the eight iwi of the top of the south island) as tangata whenua -
Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Kuia, Rangitāne o Wairau, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama ki Te Tau Ihu, Te Ātiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui and Ngāti Toa Rangatira.
We acknowledge Te Tiriti o Waitangi and ourselves as tangata Tiriti (Treaty partners).
Discrimination
We do our best to ensure that this is a safe and inclusive space for everyone.
We do not accept racism, sexism, ableism, ageism, homophobia or any other form of discrimination.
We call out any micro-aggressions immediately and without apology.
Manaakitanga
We coach all clients in a compassionate and supportive way, rather than telling them off or making them feel guilty for their choices.
Everyone is at a different stage in their health and fitness journey, and success will look very different depending on each client's circumstances.
We respect this and provide a judgement free and open space for growth. We set clear boundaries and recognise that no one is perfect, including us. We treat all clients with kindness and respect.
Why 'this time around' you will actually get where you want to be. We aren't interested in:
Quick fix 'fad' diets, cutting out food groups or strict meal plans - good coaching is working closely with you to find an approach that works for your life
Excessive exercise, 'no pain no gain' or random ineffective training - good coaching is smart, time efficient and gets you results
Overnight life 180's, 'cheating' on 'the plan' or an 'all in' approach - good coaching is looking at the bigger picture and meeting you where you are at
Working With Us - FAQ's
More information on how the coaching works
Environment
Our commitment
We are mainly based online and don't sell any physical products.
As we work from home our main business related environmental contributor is our power use. Our power provider is Ecotricity which provides 100% renewable and carbonzero certified electricity sourced from wind, hydro and solar.
Our internet provider is Zeronet who is solar powered and who offset any carbon they produce.
We don’t have a commute and we mainly use our electric bikes to get around, occasionally using our electric car if we need to.
We separate our waste into compost with Community Compost Whakatū, soft plastic recycling with Future Post, tetrapacks with SaveBoard, usual kerbside recycling, and have a zero waste box with Terracycle for things that can’t be traditionally recycled.
We buy most of our supplements from Nothing Naughty and Radix which are both sustainably minded NZ based companies. We shop for our bulk items at our local Bin Inn store to reduce packaging.
We use Cogo to track our carbon emissions. We invest with Pathfinder who have high standards of ethical investing.
We are constantly aiming to reduce our environmental footprint and still have lots of work to do in this space! In the meantime, we offset our emissions.
Partnerships
We are members of:
