Blog & Tips

Harli’s Birth Story

Harli Jay Van Der Plas ? Born: 9/12/21 ? Weight: 8.4 pounds ? Length: 49 cms ?Time of birth: 4:40pm ?Planned Birth: Water birth in the birthing suites at St George ?Actual birth: Home birth I went to... Learn More
Give your gut, skin and energy levels a boost with ‘Collagen & Clarity’

As a health & fitness professional, I have been aligned with Fermio for over 3 years. I love everything about the brand, and their ethos towards wellness. My clients and I have been using their nutritional cleanse for years,... Learn More
Strive for progress not perfection!

The pic on the left was me when I was in my ‘photo shoot & fitness model’ prime. I lived & breathed training & aimed to be lean ‘all year round’. I put SO much pressure on myself & was... Learn More
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do!

1. They Don’t Waste Time Feeling Sorry for Themselves Mentally strong people don’t sit around feeling sorry about their circumstances or how others have treated them. Instead, they take responsibility for their role in life and understand that life isn’t... Learn More
Lean = Happy and Healthy… or does it?!

The struggle for “weight loss” and “fitness” goals is often really just a struggle for body image approval and self-love in my opinion. One only needs to take a look around social media and see the endless self-portraits of “progress”... Learn More
The dreaded CARBS…. Do they make you fat?

I have been on all sorts of diets over the years that have been prescribed to me from various coaches. I was made to believe for a long time that carbs are the enemy and I lived off a high... Learn More
A blog on how to achieve your goals and overcome your fears!

Will power and self belief are huge when it comes to achieving your goals.. To me the mind is the most powerful tool and you need to learn how to master your thoughts and believe in yourself in order to... Learn More
A Juzzy Rant- My views on the Fitness Industry today

I am so glad that when I competed back in 2008 that the fitness industry isn’t what it is today. When I started out on my fitness journey there was no social media and there was definitely not as much... Learn More
A few of my home ‘diet’ truth’s unveiled!

When I was 20 I left to go to America to do a summer camp, I left all I knew in New Zealand to take on the world. I was petrified as I had a great life at home in... Learn More
Exercise and Pregnancy

Regular physical activity provides many health and social benefits and may also help manage some symptoms of pregnancy. Unless you have complications, it should be possible to enjoy some level of physical activity throughout most of your pregnancy. If you... Learn More
Balance Vrs Obsession

I read a post last night on facebook that got me thinking. The post was saying that to achieve anything great you cannot maintain any form of balance in your life and that you have to make your goal your... Learn More
Cardio For Fat Loss: High Intensity Interval Training Cardio Vs Low Intensity Steady State Cardio

I took this article off the Simply shredded website and wanted to share it as it explains in detail a lot of what I get asked in regards to which cardio is best for them and why they need to... Learn More
The importance of self belief and goal setting

There really is no other way to reach your goals without a little thing called self belief. If you are not in your own corner backing yourself 100% then I am afraid you just won’t get there. Goal setting is... Learn More
Juzzy’s tips on how to eat when travelling

IF YOU TRAVEL A LOT THEN THESE EATING TIPS ARE FOR YOU 🙂 I know that many of you out there really struggle with food choices when you have weekends away and are out of your usual routine. That been... Learn More
My physique over the years

I felt it was necessary to write a blog to share my pics of the changes in my physique over the years. The first pic from 2004 is a body that I am not very proud of. I was living... Learn More