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just your friendly local pharmacist trying to fund her 10,000 hobbies.
📍 chch, nz

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📍 Cameron Hut Route [26.4.26]
Best way to celebrate Richard’s 30th birthday and our 2nd wedding anniversary!!! 🎉🥳 Beyond blessed. 🧡

✅ Absolutely stunner of a weather
✅ T-shirt tan (believe it or not from the photos)
✅ 4-5 layers on the top 2-3 layers on the bottom for the evening 😎 taken in Ashburton Lakes, Canterbury by @izzy.chen

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5 months ago

Highlights of the past 6 months! (Third try bc Instagram keeps bugging out).
1-3 [27-04-24] Married my bestie. Mad emotions reminiscing how our friends & family from all over the country & world made their way to cute Christchurch just to celebrate with us. I love you all. (Ps I need friends in ChCh can you all move here thx).
4-5 Even more special to have my two role models - mum & dad - and my cousins (who are more like siblings), make it to our special day from Singapore! Also, had a few days to show them my fave place in NZ (Aoraki National Park 10/10 if I haven’t said this enough…and it’s tatted on my back oop).
6 [11-05-24] Picked up 1/2 chicken & peri peri fries from Nandos (tb to when it fit the macros…) and drove an hour at 11pm to catch the spectacular Aurora Australis storm. We were so mesmerised that we stayed for an hour (unknowingly) & nearly got hypothermia (naur but fr…despite 100 layers). All worth it!!
7 [07-24] Homeowners! After years of moving to different cities/towns, we’ve settled in Christchurch and we love it. So, we went to see a house, loved it sm, nervously (& excitedly) made an offer & it was accepted! We have just moved into our first home eek!
8 [22-6-24] Caught the whale and dolphin migration szn in Kaikōura . NZ nature is CRAZY beautiful and we are so blessed to be living here.
9-10 [03-08-24] First bodybuilding competition in the Wellness Category at Hawkes Bay. Such an encouraging and supportive environment! Met awesome like-minded athletes. Loved everybody’s work. Photos by @robcaven.photography.nz

(PS note that these are all highlights from SIX whole months. My day-to-day life often consists of early mornings, 9-5:30 work (to fuel my hobbies and pay my mortgage), gym, posing, meal prep, get that 8h sleep…repeat. It ain’t exciting all day every day, but I love life, it’s challenges, and all the people in it. Blessed to be alive!

Counting down the days till my husband & I finally go to our honeymoon 😌 And also seeing my parents+cousins. And defs hiking - I miss the mountains! Oh, and I’m working my 🍑 off for Nationals in a few weeks time!! Can’t wait to run it back with the best team by @izzy.chen

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2 years ago

I love my familyyyyyyyy!!! 🥹💖 taken in Singapore by @izzy.chen

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a year ago

📍 ICN Aotearoa Am/Pro 2026 Recap 🔁

I finally made time to sit and reflect after a hectic weekend, delayed flights and then back to work/routine (cos we’re not done 🤠).

I am overfilled with gratefulness, joy and contentment.
Pls swipe to the end to see the best message a girl can receive.

(Yes, I do have a shaka on my glute).

After the last show, I had lost a lot of confidence in myself and joy in the sport through unnecessary self doubt and spiralling. I am blessed with support left, right and centre, and we managed to get a grip and refocus before this show. I fought to get my joy back and truly learnt to enjoy the process.

I felt this joy radiate through the whole day (I couldn’t help but cheese the whole day) and I let myself enjoy the day and every moment. I hope everybody I met/bumped into took even a bit of this joy away with them. 🌟

It also helped a lot that I had the best beauty team in the world who made me feel like a princess; so beautiful.

@nailsandnicole in 25 years, I had not been able to break my terrible habit of biting my nails. However, Nicole took me in without judgment and together after like what 6 months? I stopped biting my nails altogether (I’m 28 now). I had a recent relapse but because I knew I was seeing Nicole, I made sure to stop bc I wanted to make her proud hahahaaha. Anyways, pls check out her slay nail page. I love you so much. I fr give her a pic / inspo and she’s like gotchu.

@puremakeupartistnz I’m always a little bit nervous as I obviously have Asian features which some artists may not work with as often, but NOT Cindy. I showed her one pic and she was also like gotchu gal. She took her time with all my features and explained what she was doing and why, and on top of it all, she had 10/10 banter. Thank YOU. 🫶🏼

@shinebeautytherapy_nz and @kaysey_taylor I am so blessed to bump into my queen Kaysey for basecoat cos your energy is 100/10. I was ECSTATIC when I locked eyes for coat 2 hahaha, I basically RAN to you 💀🤡👹 Thank you for my flawless tan, touching me up when I did a hehe oops, and just a sick yarn (calmed any nerves for me ty). Hubby was literally like this is the longest tan you’ve had, and it’s taken in Bruce Mason Theatre by @izzy.chen

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6 days ago

hiking account 🤝 bodybuilding

A surreal weekend with big big thank yous to come, but enjoy a reel of my meal preps on the mountain over the years hehe 🤭. I can’t wait to summit more mountains with my best friend @richard.scoggins.1 taken in Bruce Mason Theatre by @izzy.chen

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11 days ago

🔥 SHOW ONE, DONE & DUSTED FOR IZZY CHEN! 🔥

Another Wellness Champion 😮‍💨 Swipe to see this talent

What a bloody result at the South Island Muscle & Model Classic, with the opportunity to qualify for the 2026 National PRO/AM Championships on the line.

In true OTF fashion, Izzy delivered:

🏆 Overall Wellness Champion
🥇 1st, Wellness Open
🥉 3rd, Sports Model Novice
🎟️ Nationals qualified and Pro Show invitation secured

This was the perfect reward for months of exemplary work behind the scenes. Izzy executed everything asked of her, stepped onstage confident, composed and ready to perform, then delivered when it mattered most. We couldn’t be prouder!

Tonight, we celebrate. Then we reset and turn our attention to the ICN New Zealand Nationals. 🇳🇿

The next couple of weeks are about refinement, bringing an even stronger package and chasing that momentum into the next show

A massive shoutout to posing coach @mefitness_coaching⁠ for her incredible work throughout this prep, and to the entire ICN family for another brilliant show.

Enjoy the win tonight, Izzy, because Monday we begin the next phase.

Nationals, we’re coming. 🔥🏆
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Off Tap Fitness - Home of Natty Wellness
“ you know where to go if you want to grow “
All enquires DM or click the link by @izzy.chen

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a month ago

First show of the season recap! ➡️
📍 ICN South Island Champs

After 28 years, I’m still learning that it is okay to celebrate your wins without feeling like an imposter or that you’re not being humble by sharing it. Thank you for all for continuing to be part of my journey 🫶🏼🐝

First and foremost, all glory to God☝🏼What a blessing life is and all the opportunities that comes with it.

We came away with:
🥇 Wellness Opens
🏆 Overall Miss Wellness
🥉 Sports Model Novice

(And thank you @accentuate_posing_academy for Nationals being paid for 🙏🏼)

I love my whānau. Bodybuilding isn’t a lonely sport, I’m blessed with my whole fambam behind me 🥵.
1) Hubby / backstage manager. He’s seen me at my worst and still continues to love and show up. He doesn’t particularly fancy the sport of bodybuilding but still ensure I’m on track and get the best experience out of it all.
2) My mum and dad weren’t able to come to this one (they’ll be at the next one woohoo) but don’t doubt for one second they weren’t following the stream. Also, I have them to thank for the discipline and work ethic.
3) My second mum Michele flew over just for the weekend to come watch. She stayed for 12 hours almost watching the whole show hahaha 🤯.
4) My pretty much sister @vic.smeeton for all the yap sessions to calm my nerves the day before.

Obviously big thank yous to my coaches:
1) @off_tap_man @offtapfitness The man with the plans that I just follow. It felt like you were with me at the show with all the check-ins and guidance; made it so easy for me and I’m so grateful. You’ve already helped carve the best Wellness version of me so this is fuelling the fire for the next ones and I can’t wait to work harder and be better. 😈

I keep saying thank you but really, thank you.
Being so present esp with a fam and being on your own prep yourself is insane work 👏🏼

2) @mefitness_coaching @mariakarenc Cannot be more grateful to Sarah for introducing me to Maria. She’s not only been a fantastic and meticulous posing coach, but she’s been such a wonderful friend. She’s always up for tweaks and cray ideas. and she studies the videos I send with such a fine tooth comb. I love homework from Ma by @izzy.chen

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a month ago

Jaw dropping Wellness performance of my cutest posing client @izzy.chen 🤯 @off_tap_man 👏
@icnnewzealand
@mefitness_coaching by @izzy.chen

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a month ago

📍 Peak Hill deserved a post of its own. Been deprived of a good getaway up the hills/mountains and this has been such a treat! The weather was a beaut too; couldn’t have asked for anything better. 🩵 taken in Peak Hill Ridgeline, Lake Coleridge by @izzy.chen

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3 months ago

Franz Josef/Fox Glacier Trip [4.4.26-11.4.26]! 💫
We walked a lot of the available walks so you don’t have to. 🤭 taken in Franz Josef, New Zealand by @izzy.chen

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4 months ago

📍 Lake Mavis via Goats Pass Route
Another weekend of amazing weather and blessed with another sick sunset and sunrise.

Almost a year ago, we did this route to Goats Pass Hut (albeit during worse, cold weather conditions with a bitta ice), chose not to go up Lake Mavis, and said we’ll come back one day maybe when we have a tent. I was lowkey sure we were never coming back after our last experience…BUT here we are. Felt waaaaay less challenging minus the last climb up to Lake Mavis itself. I’m so grateful we did it - she’s so beautiful and worth it. No dips in the lake this time because it was way too cold lol and we had done enough river crossings.

While already snuggled up in the tent (yes, at about 6-7pm), a group came down the adjacent mountain, Mt Oates (a 2000m mountain), and man they looked like they were ready to keep going 🤯. Definitely inspired.

Side note: I got obsessed with looking at baggy hiking pants that are both functional and idk cute, and man Kawa Club = 10000/10. Not sponsored (I wish I was), but pockets in the right places, enough bagginess, drawstring on the bottom that a) can be pulled up to do river crossings, b) can go over boots to ensure no rocks coming in when scree skiing down and highkey cute designs. Should I buy more? (Yes) taken in Goat Pass by @izzy.chen

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5 months ago

Back at the old stomping ground ⛰️ taken in Pinnacles Summit by @izzy.chen

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7 months ago