Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Post pregnancy bounce-back fitness Hi Hayley, I am 32 weeks pregnant and now that I can see the end in sight, I am starting to think about what my post-pregnancy workout routine could and should look like. Prior to becoming pregnant, and up until about 8 weeks ago, I was still doing Revolt fitness By Hayley • Oct 28, 2016 01:24 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Restarting the running Hi Hayley, July last year I started running again. When I say ‘again’, I had previously used running intermittently as nothing more than a weight loss tool and didn’t veer off of the treadmill. I started running (outdoors) as a way to burn off some of the excess weight By Hayley • Oct 21, 2016 01:18 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Butt alignment Hi Hayley! It recently came to my attention, after seeing a podiatrist regarding pain in my feet, that my pelvis isn't evenly aligned (i.e. my left side is lower) and that my pelvis is tilted back, causing my butt to stick out more than it should. Who By Hayley • Oct 17, 2016 03:13 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Be a stronger hiker Hi Hayley, I just recently moved to Vermont - land of hills, mountains and great hiking everywhere. I've been looking forward to getting more in shape, but without fail, every hike starts okay - usually with an incline with varying degrees of steepness and then 5-8 minutes in, By Hayley • Oct 14, 2016 03:34 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Explosive training The beauty of explosive training is that you don’t need a gym to do it and I feel like most training scenes from boxing movies usually take place outside, in the cold. Am I right? All you need to do is find a park that has some stairs you By Hayley • Oct 07, 2016 03:29 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Fitness Trackers Hi Haley! Over the last year, a period of super high stress followed by a knee injury made me lose my good fitness and eating habits - and gain more weight than I'd like to admit to. Since fall still feels like the "new year" to By Hayley • Sep 29, 2016 03:00 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Pick it up a notch Hi Hayley: I will be 65 in a couple of months. I have been running for 8 years-lost 25 lbs and kept it off until about 1 1/2 years ago. I put on 5 pounds and I cannot get it off. I lived in tank tops-now I look awful By Hayley • Sep 26, 2016 04:29 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Finding motivation after falling off the wagon Hi Hayley, last summer I started running with the Nike Running App thanks to your tips! It was amazing and I managed to run 5k (which is really a lot for me, as I could barely run a minute in the beginning). But I fell off "the wagon" By Hayley • Sep 16, 2016 03:33 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Fitness during a stress fracture Hi Hayley, I've really done it this time! I have been training through the summer for my next full marathon in Hamilton on November 5th. I was stopped in my tracks while running home from work last week by a shooting pain in the right foot. I believe By Hayley • Sep 14, 2016 05:30 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Delayed by a shoulder Hayley, I broke my shoulder yesterday! It's the upper humerus so it is in a sling for four to six weeks. I am at least 50 lbs overweight but used to be very fit about five years ago. I was getting back into fitness with yoga and I By Hayley • Sep 08, 2016 12:37 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Motivation for mom Hi Hayley, After decades of crash dieting and little strenuous exercise (coupled with constant complaining about how "fat" she is), my mom has finally started going to the gym three days/week with a trainer. She seems really excited about it all, but after 3 weeks she is By Hayley • Aug 18, 2016 11:52 am
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: An Olympics-inspired workout With the Olympics in full swing I am finding it hard to get anything done other than cheer on all of the amazing athletes competing for Olympic gold. I thought I would use this inspiration to share with you some Olympic-inspired workouts that you can add into your current fitness By Hayley • Aug 11, 2016 02:24 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Fitness tips for a busy mom Hi Hayley, I recently had my second (and last!) baby and am eager to restart a fitness routine. Prior to having children I ran full and half marathons, cycled, swam, and the only strength training I ever stuck to is barre-style workouts. I haven't worked out consistently since By Hayley • Aug 05, 2016 03:04 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Tips for Summer 2016 fitness I feel like I write about this every summer (which I usually do) but I thought you could use a reminder on how to make sure you do not pack on those awful, unwanted summer pounds. With the days getting hotter and the nights staying brighter, it is so easy By Hayley • Jul 22, 2016 01:43 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Toned calves Hi Hayley, I need some help with my calves! Currently I go to two step classes (Group Blast) and three weight training classes (Group Power) at my gym as well as a few 5-8k hikes with my dog a week. My calves were at their best when I was rock By Hayley • Jul 07, 2016 04:56 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Stronger on the bike Hey Hayley, I have been following this blog for years and you since the beginning. I was so stoked a couple years ago when you got into mountain biking and now skate skiing, two of my faves. The question I have for you is around speed in climbing on a By Hayley • Jun 24, 2016 01:33 pm