HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTRE — OPENING 6th JULY 2026
Know your body.
Perform better. Age Well
Tristar Performance is a dedicated health and sports science centre in Rangiora.
Whether you're chasing a race goal or simply want to know how your body is holding up,
this is where that conversation starts.
We have the tools and expertise to give you real answers.
What we offer
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We classify your metabolism using INSCYD, giving you exact training zones, your metabolic phenotype, and fuel use at every intensity.
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A step test on the treadmill, Wattbike or rower producing a precise picture of how your aerobic and anaerobic systems interact goiving you data to drive intelligent training.
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A short test that tells you exactly how many calories your body burns at rest, not an estimate from an app. Essential for nutruition, weight management and metabolic health.
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Your sodium loss is genetic. We measure it precisely with a Precision Fuel & Hydration sweat test and match you to the correct electrolyte solution.
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How you breathe determines how well you perform, how well you sleep, and how well you recover. We teach you to do it properly. individual sessions, group classes and 6 week programmes for health and performance.
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Our functional fitness assesment checks six clinically validated biomarkers scored against age-matched population norms: VO2max, grip strength, chair stand, body composition, FFMI, and balance.
Most health checks tell you what's wrong. This tells you where you stand.
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Luise leads a dedicated programme for women covering metabolic health, hormonal changes, breathwork, body composition and nutrition. Science led, human first.
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Anywhere in New Zealand. Upload your power files and receive a complete metabolic profile. No studio visit required.
Not sure which service is right for you?
Get in touch and we will point you in the right direction.
How we think about your body
Most training plans treat every athlete the same. We don't.
Using INSCYD — the metabolic analysis platform developed by exercise physiologist Sebastian Weber and used by the Norwegian Olympic programme — we classify every client into one of five metabolic phenotypes based on their VO2max and VLaMax. Your phenotype determines your training zones, your fuel use at every intensity, your key limiters, and your opportunities. It changes how you train, how you eat, and how you race. Most athletes in North Canterbury have never had access to this analysis. We built this studio to change that.
The framework that drives our work has been tested at the highest level in sport.
Our methodology draws on three sources: Arthur Lydiard's periodisation principles, which underpin almost every successful endurance programme in the world; the Norwegian threshold method as practised by the coaching staff behind Kristian Blummenfelt and Gustav Iden; and the metabolic phenotyping framework of Olav Aleksander Bu and Sebastian Weber. It's a framework built in elite sport. It scales precisely to any athlete who wants to train with more intelligence.
For health clients, the same tools reveal something different — but equally valuable.
Resting metabolic rate tells us how your body is managing energy. VO2max tells us the functional age of your cardiovascular system. Grip strength tells us where your functional fitness sits relative to others your age. Breathwork addresses the nervous system underpinning all of it. The science is the same as elite sport. The application is different.
Zone 2 training, the aerobic foundation of the Norwegian method, is one of the most researched interventions in metabolic health and cardiovascular medicine.
Iñigo San Millán at the University of Colorado has spent two decades documenting its effects on mitochondrial function, insulin sensitivity, and cardiovascular risk. The same training approach that makes endurance athletes fast also makes people healthier over the long term. At Tristar we apply it to both.
One of only three INSCYD-certified practitioners in New Zealand.
The only one in Canterbury.
TRISTAR WOMEN
A programme built around how women's bodies actually work.
Luise Beaumont leads Tristar's women's health and performance programme. It covers resting metabolic rate and how it changes through perimenopause and beyond, hormonal health and what it means for training and recovery, breathwork for stress and sleep, body composition, and nutrition. It's not a modified version of a programme designed for men. It's built from the ground up around the physiology and lived experience of women.
The people behind it
Tony Beaumont
Founder
Performance Director
Luise Beaumont
Co-founder
Head of business support and community wellbeingWhat People Are Saying
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Communication was top-notch and the final outcome was even better than we imagined. A great experience all around.
— Former Customer
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Their attention to detail and commitment to quality truly stood out. We’ve already recommended them to others.
— Former Customer
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Every detail was thoughtfully executed. We're thrilled with the outcome, and have already recommended them to others.
— Former Customer
Ready to find out what your body is actually capable of?
Book online and we’ll confirm your appointment within 24 hours.
Not sure which service is right for you? Email info@tristarperformance.co.nz and we can point you in the right direction.
Built in North Canterbury For anyone who wants to know how their body is really performing.
Opening 6th July 2026.