Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Pregnancy proteins and fitness Hi Hayley, I hope you can help me. I'm expecting at the end of spring, this is my first and I've gone completely off the rails health-wise. Last spring I was going to the gym regularly and eating well. Over the summer I fell off the By Hayley • Dec 18, 2013 09:26 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Fitness Gift Ideas 2013 I made a commitment this year to try and support local businesses while doing my Christmas shopping for many reasons: to avoid the crowds, to benefit from over the top customer service while shopping and to find that unique gift that I think my loved ones will really appreciate. To By Hayley • Dec 11, 2013 09:10 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Post Baby Time Crunch Circuit Hi Hayley, I had a baby almost 6 months ago and I’m finally ready to get back into shape. I ended up gaining quite a bit during pregnancy (my baby was almost 11 pounds at birth), and I have a closet full of clothes that I’m dying to By Hayley • Dec 10, 2013 09:25 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Another t-shirt bra Last year I wrote about this amazing t-shirt bra the changed my life. It was the perfect bra for those of us who are small busted but still very broad and can never find a bra that fits properly. Most bras tend to be too constricting around the rib cage By Hayley • Nov 29, 2013 10:50 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Post Baby Abdominals I have received a lot of email questions lately regarding post baby body problems from toning up the tummy to losing the pregnancy weight. Here is a question that I just received from Australia: Hi Hayley, I'm slowly shedding weight after having my second child through healthy eating By Hayley • Nov 27, 2013 10:15 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Be healthy, not perfect Hi Hayley, Last year I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's hypothyroidism. What followed was a year focused on getting the right medication levels and dealing with the idea that my body is attacking itself. As part of the medication, I've been gaining weight much more easily and By Hayley • Nov 22, 2013 10:14 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Winter Running Hi Hayley I started running this past spring and wouldn’t you know it, it’s much more enjoyable outdoors than being stuck on a treadmill. My question for you is how do I transition from a wonderful outdoor summer running experience to a brutally cold (Edmonton) winter one? As By Hayley • Nov 21, 2013 10:18 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Carrie Underwood’s legs Hi Hayley, What exercises would help get the look of Carrie Underwood's muscular, toned legs? I thought she looked awesome at the CMAs and she's got a great fit look without the thick thighs that you can sometimes see when you build up those muscles. What& By Hayley • Nov 15, 2013 10:47 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Positive Self Talk Something that I say all the time is you have to be comfortable at being uncomfortable so I was not surprised to read an article in The New York Times that reviewed a recent study which provided scientific evidence that positive self talk increases how hard you can actually push By Hayley • Nov 14, 2013 10:54 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Healthy choices on a grad school schedule Hi, Hayley, I'm a graduate student/teacher who used to have healthy habits (mid-range BMI, 3-4 60 min workouts per week, lots of vegetables and home cooked meals) and now I feel so busy/stressed that I'm not making time for myself and for my health. By Hayley • Nov 08, 2013 10:33 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: The 80/20 Rule Hi Hayley, I’m wondering if a balanced approach to achieving my goal weight maybe just isn’t going cut it. I’ve been using the 80/20 approach for years now, which I like because that one day - or those two meals or whatever - that make up By Hayley • Nov 06, 2013 10:10 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Belly flab Hi Hayley, I really dislike the fact that I have a flabby stomach and I don't know how to get rid of it. Although I'm not super-fit, I'm no couch potato either and I'm smack in the middle of my BMI range. By Hayley • Oct 30, 2013 10:52 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Not just about winning This past weekend I competed in a relay race in Whistler: 80km of running divided between 8 people with four 7km legs and four 13km legs. I love this day, and my girlfriend and I joke about it being like our Christmas and it is something we look forward to By Hayley • Oct 23, 2013 10:26 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Kick-start yourself Hey Hayley, Over the past year and a half I have developed horrendous eating habits - mainly a consequence of taking the easy option, takeaways and also medium to high calorie lunches at work. Over the past month or so I have reduced takeaway orders and reduced the fizzy drinks By Hayley • Oct 21, 2013 09:02 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Feeling good enough Why is it that we, as women, never allow ourselves to feel good enough? We are never thin enough, pretty enough, smart enough or funny enough. We criticize our abilities as mothers, friends, sisters, athletes, employees, employers and wives. We take on everything, we do not ask for help, we By Hayley • Oct 17, 2013 09:47 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Thanksgiving calories Thanksgiving: We enjoy all the foods, wine and festive cheer of Christmas minus the stress of the shopping and if you are like me you weasel your way into multiple dinners (which equates to multiple leftovers). However there is one main downside to this holiday which is the calories. Now By Hayley • Oct 11, 2013 10:36 am
