How fitness improves mental health

• Published date: 20 June 2022
• Publication title: Bush Telegraph

“I love my job. I love helping people, so I just find the time,” she told The Country’s Jamie Mackay

Ivey is the woman behind DediKate, a series of short and effective workouts that she and her team of seven trainers post online for members in New Zealand and Australia.

She described DediKate as “kind of like those workout DVDs” but a bit more accessible.

“You see us struggling, it’s relatable, sometimes the kids come into the screen. We keep it professional but it’s down-to-earth.”

Ivey lives at the eastern end of Lake Pukaki in Mackenzie Country with her husband Mark and their three children.

She has a bachelor of physical education majoring in exercise prescription and management, and a bachelor of science majoring in psychology.

She originally launched Kate Ivey — Fitness, Health and Inspiration in 2016, with a focus on rural women, who often had trouble accessing gyms.

However, when the pandemic brought about a boom in online fitness, Ivey found her business fading into the background.

“It was really hard for people to see us amongst all the noise because our previous...