Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Treadmill or elliptical? Hi Hayley, Which do you recommend - treadmills or elliptical machines? And if I'm considering buying one for home, can you recommend a brand that is actually worth the investment? S ___ When it comes to exercise, unless you are training for something specific, it does not matter what By Hayley • Feb 19, 2015 09:48 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Your first triathlon Hi Hayley! I just (literally just now) signed up for my first ever sprint triathlon in May and I already have jitters. I have always wanted to do one, and thanks to joining a swim team I am in better shape than I have been in years. I am not By Hayley • Feb 12, 2015 10:25 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Fitness Favourites 2015 February, it has to be one of my favourite months. The dark days of January are finally behind us, our resolutions are long forgotten and we are living life again, inspired and excited for spring. This is usually when I update my running and exercise wardrobe, adding a few key By Hayley • Feb 05, 2015 12:11 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Cheat Meals Hi Hayley! I'm wondering what your stance is on cheat meals. I found an eating plan that I like and it advises eating healthy, non-processed food Monday through Friday, then having two cheat meals on the weekends. I find it easier to cut out processed food when I By Hayley • Feb 03, 2015 10:19 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Shedding body fat Hi Hayley, Recently I had the opportunity to use a "bod pod," which assessed my body fat %/age. A quick summary: I'm 30, 5'10" and weigh 156 (that goes as high as 160 on any given day depending on what I've By Hayley • Jan 29, 2015 03:55 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Running after back injury Dear Hayley Last September I ran my second race ever and first half marathon (a huge deal for me because I began running last February and I never thought I´d be able to do the 21 km distance). Unfortunately, four weeks after the race I had a serious bike By Hayley • Jan 22, 2015 10:26 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Balance in a fitness routine Hi Hayley! I've been pretty active and working on my health for probably the last six years — since my first year of university. I've gotten to a weight I'm happy with, and I'm not so much worried about weight loss than my By Hayley • Jan 16, 2015 11:15 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Keeping off the 10 Hi Hayley, I’m wondering about making the most of a silver lining. I got sick while travelling and picked up a particularly nasty bug that hung on for two weeks. Now that I’m finally out of the woods with being ill/treatment I've discovered one benefit By Hayley • Jan 15, 2015 10:23 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: New Year changes Well, it is the first week of the New Year and I would not be surprised if most of you reading this have set a New Year’s resolution that involves some sort of weight loss or fitness gain. You are lugging your gym clothes to work, packing your lunch By Hayley • Jan 08, 2015 10:50 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Get better at pushups Hi Hayley, I cannot do a pushup on my toes and I don't think I'm alone. I am a fit person that exercises 5-6 times a week with a combination of weight lifting, running (easy, speed work, hills, tempo, and long runs), and swimming. I am By Hayley • Dec 05, 2014 09:20 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Late night cravings Hi Hayley. I'm a grazer, I don't eat a lot at one meal, but I'm constantly eating little bits. An hour or two after a pretty healthy dinner, I'm hungry again. I know that eating before bedtime isn't great for By Hayley • Dec 04, 2014 10:13 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Fitness Gifts 2014/15 It is that time of year again where we start thinking about what we are going to get the fitness-obsessed friend, sister or girlfriend (ladies, pass this article along to your partners) in our lives for Christmas. Here are my five favourite must-haves for 2015, all ranging in price and By Hayley • Nov 28, 2014 10:35 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: It’s not about The One In the world of health and wellness there is always a new fad attempting to tell you that if you do a particular exercise, or eat a certain supplement, or cut a specific item out of your diet, all of your weight loss struggles will be solved. The problem with By Hayley • Nov 27, 2014 11:27 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Winter Workout Reminders It is that time of year again where the days become shorter and colder and there are a few essential things you need to be reminded of in order to survive your winter workouts. The first, and most important, piece of advice that I have for you is change out By Hayley • Nov 26, 2014 09:59 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Holiday Coffees It is that time of year again, when holiday themed coffees are everywhere. I know I look forward to my local coffee shop becoming decorated for the festive season, but it seems each year this happens earlier and earlier, and with my peppermint latte addiction, I need to be careful. By Hayley • Nov 21, 2014 10:26 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Pedometers Hello Hayley, How do you feel about pedometers? I would like to invest in a good one but I am on a budget. L ___ I am a pretty simple person and the only technology I have in my life is a smart phone, an apple TV and a laptop. I By Hayley • Nov 20, 2014 11:24 am
