Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: a faster 5km Hi Hayley, I just finished my 5th 5k in the past three years and got my best time, 29.39. In my first 5k in 2013, I ran at 34.00 minutes because I got tired and walked. I shaved off time since then but I'm disappointed because By Hayley • Nov 12, 2015 12:19 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Mental health is just as important as physical health I am an athlete, and have been my entire life. I have learned that you can push your body through anything. I have learned that pain is just something imaginary, and with a little bit of focus you can make it go away. I have taught myself that it is By Hayley • Nov 06, 2015 03:37 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: First Triathlon Hi, Hayley, I'm thinking about doing my first triathlon next year, and have started swimming/spin classes once a week. I normally run a few times a week as well, and play squash, do yoga, and strength train. Any tips on how I should focus my time? I By Hayley • Nov 05, 2015 01:11 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Post Baby Burn Hi Hayley, I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy three months ago, and everyone is doing well :). The only issue is I gained a lot of weight during my pregnancy. I've already lost 23 pounds since I came back from the hospital, but I still have 15 By Hayley • Oct 29, 2015 01:32 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Group fitness and injuries Hey Hayley! I've always been a class-based person because I love having an instructor and the energy of the group to feed off of. But... I have a tendency to push myself too hard in classes, which led to tendonitis in my shoulder. I went to PT for By Hayley • Oct 23, 2015 10:50 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Slow & Steady Hi Hayley, I'm a little disheartened and confused and I'm hoping you can help. I am very overweight and due to my husband's cancer diagnosis, I decided to change my lifestyle for good in case my young children only have me down the track. By Hayley • Oct 22, 2015 11:33 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Friends and Fitness Hi Hayley! I struggle with keeping a fitness routine. Personality-wise, I’m a rather spontaneous person and love travel and adventure and I guess, I’m not the best with routines in general. I’m relatively active. I do some form of water activity like paddle boarding, surfing, or windsurfing By Hayley • Oct 15, 2015 03:09 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: the macro diet Hi Hayley, I am a mid-40s woman who has struggled with weight gain since having children (add in: love of wine and good food, very sedentary job and perimenopause for some extra issues). In the last 6 months I have put a lot of effort into increasing my activity level. By Hayley • Oct 13, 2015 12:20 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: exercise rationing Hi Hayley, I have potentially a very basic question for you in regards to what I'm calling "exercise rationing". I often read that you should work out a certain amount of times per week... but does this really matter if all your fitness is done in By Hayley • Oct 08, 2015 11:32 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Pelvic Floor Strength Hayley, Getting older has many drawbacks. Once I got on the other side of 55 (I'm now 62) my body started falling apart. I compare it to a car with over 55,000 miles. Every year there is a major maintenance issue. I'm now dealing with By Hayley • Oct 02, 2015 12:13 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Sugar Addict Hi Hayley, I'm 39, I love the outdoors and I love paddling, swimming, hiking, surfing, and I recently got into Barre which is amazing. I've also struggled with my weight since I hit about 35 because while I don't drink, I have quite the By Hayley • Oct 01, 2015 10:43 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: activating your partner The other day in one of my sessions, my client was complaining to me about how she could not seem to get her husband to be active, no matter how hard she tried. She’s quite an active girl, and although he fully supports her commitment to her fitness, he By Hayley • Sep 24, 2015 10:29 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Scale obsession I have always had my opinions on using weight as a way of recording fitness progress. Yes, body weight is something that needs some attention, but placing all of your focus on how much the scale goes up or down can be dangerous. I am an athlete and when I By Hayley • Sep 22, 2015 10:37 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Not running I have been running as my major workout activity for years and I have recently developed Achilles heel tendonitis. I have been fitted for orthotics, but have not started using them yet, and I have been told by my general practitioner to stop running for anywhere from 4 week to By Hayley • Sep 10, 2015 10:55 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: I Can’t (but not Ariana Grande) I can’t. Two words that I hear all too often. I can’t find time to exercise. I can’t run farther. I can’t push harder. I can’t eat healthy. I can’t try. I was training a client the other day and when I was attempting By Hayley • Sep 04, 2015 01:13 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: summer to fall fitness transition Hayley, I really enjoyed your recent post about turning around bad summer habits. I am interested to know your thoughts on how to keep up the momentum on some good habits when summer turns to fall (and then winter). After getting a much-needed reality check on the scale at the By Hayley • Aug 27, 2015 10:59 am
