Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: From Zero to Hero Hi Hayley, I am an impatient person; I need to see results fast. When I workout I like to get maximum results for minimum time input. I was fit a few years ago, but I experienced a devastating life event that literally stopped all self care. I haven't By Hayley • Jun 04, 2013 10:56 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Machines vs free weights Hi Hayley, Following up on your last two posts, I was hoping you could elaborate a bit more on strength training. Specifically, what are your thoughts on using good ol' gym weight machines? I read (on the Internet... if that counts) that free weights or cross-fit is better, that By Hayley • May 30, 2013 11:08 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Exercise trends I wrote an article on Wednesday answering a reader’s questions involving the Tracy Anderson Method and her aversion to bulk. (Click here for a refresher.) Since that article I have had a lot of other readers ask me to share my opinions on other exercise trends, like Crossfit, HIIT By Hayley • May 24, 2013 09:50 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: On Tracy Anderson’s “bulk” aversion Hi Hayley, So I've recently started using Tracy Anderson's mat workout DVD and I'm really enjoying it. My question starts with the fact that Ms. Anderson states that a woman should never lift more than a three pound weight; otherwise she'll end By Hayley • May 22, 2013 09:03 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Yoga & Prehabilitation Hi Lainey, What is KD? I’m assuming it’s a Canadian food or drink that is not healthy but probably delicious and addicting? And on to my other question #1. How much are aches and pains a part of an active lifestyle (and getting older, alas) and to what By Hayley • May 21, 2013 09:18 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Getting rid of the KD Lainey, I really related to the Hayley article you posted on Apr 24th titled, “Small steps and weekly goals”, as I’m basically going through the same thing. I have since started making small goals like Hayley suggested in terms of exercise; however I’m really struggling when it comes By Hayley • May 16, 2013 11:31 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: In my gym bag I’m on the go, all the time -- from work, to my workouts, to running errands, to meeting friends for dinner and a glass of wine after a long day. I leave my house at 5:30am and normally I am not walking through my door until the sun By Hayley • May 08, 2013 08:22 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Spring Cleaning & Spring Eating Recipe 4 Click here and here for previous installments of Spring Cleaning & Spring Eating. This is the final installment of recipes for now and I really hope you had the chance to try one, if not all, of these dishes. In the kitchen I am like a fish out of water By Hayley • May 02, 2013 10:08 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Fear of failing Fear of failing is a common theme in many of the emails that I receive, countless emails from women who are afraid to join a gym because they do not know how to use equipment, or women who are afraid to try a class because they are fearful they will By Hayley • Apr 30, 2013 09:21 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Spring Cleaning & Spring Eating Recipe 3 Click here for previous installments of Spring Cleaning & Spring Eating. I was on Facebook yesterday and a friend had posted a photo of their egg white, spinach and quinoa muffins and the caption below read “cooling my quinoa-spinach breakfast muffins – yum”. Yum? Really? I am sure these muffins are By Hayley • Apr 25, 2013 10:13 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Small steps and weekly goals I need some guidance here Hayley. I’m 26, 5’9, and weigh 180 lbs. I’ve gained 40 lbs since graduating college. I juggle a full time job with grad school classes at night. It’s exhausting, especially compared with my life in college. In college, there was a By Hayley • Apr 24, 2013 09:41 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Spring Cleaning & Eating Recipe 2 Click here for last week’s introduction to Spring Cleaning & Eating and click here for yesterday’s first recipe. Yesterday we created a simple chicken dish and today we are going to use the leftover chicken in a salad for dinner plus lunch for tomorrow. This second meal is By Hayley • Apr 18, 2013 10:05 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Spring Cleaning & Eating Recipe 1 Click here for last week’s introduction to Spring Cleaning & Spring Eating. For this first week of recipes we are going to introduce fennel (a crunchy vegetable with a slightly liquorice flavour) and you will create three different meals using the items in your pantry plus a few items By Hayley • Apr 17, 2013 09:00 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Spring Cleaning, Spring Eating It is spring cleaning and I am in the process of purging my kitchen. In the process I have learned two things – canned food does expire (I had cans that expired in 2010!) and I have a completely empty pantry. This means if I pick up a recipe book I By Hayley • Apr 09, 2013 09:20 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Hair Ties for working out I have long, thick hair and I have always battled with it when I am exercising. Besides the fact that I have to wash and style it after a workout (which takes forever) I have always fought with how to tie it back when I am running. I hate the By Hayley • Apr 04, 2013 08:56 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Fitness Apps I never thought I would be one to use a fitness app on my phone to track my eating but in the fall of 2012 I was introduced to MyFitnessPal and in 10 weeks I dropped 15 pounds that had been gained over the summer. Here is why I think By Hayley • Apr 03, 2013 09:19 am
