{"id":69153,"date":"2025-08-15T02:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/69153\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T02:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:32:09","slug":"national-bodybuilding-star-hayley-mcneff-died-at-37-heres-what-family-said","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/69153\/","title":{"rendered":"National bodybuilding star Hayley McNeff died at 37; here’s what family said"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Champion bodybuilder<\/a> and fitness influencer<\/a>, Hayley McNeff, has died unexpectedly at the age of 37. According to her obituary published in Boston.com, she passed away at her home in Sudbury, Massachusetts on August 8, and her death was \u201cunexpected but peaceful.\u201d A native of Massachusetts, she graduated from UMass Amherst, and later became a nutritionist and life coach, besides being a nationally ranked bodybuilder.<\/p>\n

\"US US bodybuilding champion Hayley McNeff has died at the age of 37.(instagram\/@hayleysmash) Family’s statement<\/p>\n

In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE Magazine, McNeff’s family spoke out about her sudden death:<\/p>\n

\u201cHayley was like a beam of light in this world. She had boundless energy and was very determined to achieve whatever she set out to do. She set her sights on bodybuilding and fitness and achieved the highest success that sector offered. She loved us and we love Hayley very much, we miss her madly.\u201d<\/p>\n

McNeff grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, attended Concord-Carlisle High School and graduated from University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a Bachelor’s degree in Arts. Her obituary further describes her as \u201cA lifelong athlete\u201d, who \u201cexcelled as an accomplished equestrian, a talented board diver and skier as a youth and young adult.\u201d She developed her passion for bodybuilding in adulthood, going on to pursue a graduate degree in psychology, fueled by the need to understand people better.<\/p>\n

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A decorated bodybuilder<\/p>\n

McNeff’s obituary describes her as a \u201cUS Bodybuilding Champion<\/a> during her career\u201d who has also achieved state titles in Maryland<\/a> and Delaware<\/a>. A report from PEOPLE Magazine states that she was featured in a documentary about the competitive world of professional bodybuilding in 2005, called Raising the Bar. Hayley’s determination and love for her work is highlighted in the documentary – \u201cThe quest for getting huge will never end,\u201d she remarks, while talking about her career. \u201cThere\u2019s no limit. I hope there\u2019s a day that I\u2019ll be able to look in the mirror 100% of the time and be like, \u2018Yeah man, I\u2019m huge.’\u201d<\/p>\n

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She will be remembered for her \u201cquick wit and constant sense of humor,\u201d and a talent for making others feel warmth and joy. Her obituary continues, \u201cShe treasured her friendships and nurtured strong, lasting relationships with those who knew her best. Hayley will be deeply missed by her parents, siblings, extended family, and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Champion bodybuilder and fitness influencer, Hayley McNeff, has died unexpectedly at the age of 37. According to her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69154,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[64,63,538,54759,54761,54760,54762,54763,137],"class_list":["post-69153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fitness","tag-hayley-mcneff","tag-hayley-mcneff-bodybuilder","tag-hayley-mcneff-death","tag-hayley-mcneff-fitness-coach","tag-hayley-mcneff-has-died-at-37","tag-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}