{"id":187086,"date":"2025-08-15T15:17:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/hayley-mcneff-cause-of-death-bodybuilder-and-fitness-influencer-passes-away-at-37\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:17:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:17:52","slug":"hayley-mcneff-cause-of-death-bodybuilder-and-fitness-influencer-passes-away-at-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/hayley-mcneff-cause-of-death-bodybuilder-and-fitness-influencer-passes-away-at-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayley McNeff Cause of Death: Bodybuilder and Fitness Influencer Passes Away at 37"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have tragic news to report from the world of sports today:<\/p>\n<p>Champion bodybuilder and fitness influencer Hayley McNeff has passed away at the age of 37.<\/p>\n<p>McNeff won multiple bodybuilding competitions in the mid-2000s before returning to school to earn a degree in psychology.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-10.55.26%E2%80%AFAM-1024x675.png\" alt=\"Bodybuilder and influencer Hayley McNeff has passed away at the age of 37.\" class=\"wp-image-532590 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-10.55.26%E2%80%AFAM-1024x675.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-10.55.26%E2%80%AFAM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-10.55.26%E2%80%AFAM-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-10.55.26%E2%80%AFAM-960x633.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-10.55.26%E2%80%AFAM-1080x712.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-10.55.26%E2%80%AFAM-1200x791.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-10.55.26%E2%80%AFAM.png 1492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-15-at-10.55.26%E2%80%AFAM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bodybuilder and influencer Hayley McNeff has passed away at the age of 37.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hayley-mcneff-died-unexpectedly-following-a-lifetime-of-success\">Hayley McNeff died unexpectedly following a lifetime of success<\/h2>\n<p>She went on to help others by sharing her knowledge of the habits that create success.<\/p>\n<p>Hayley\u2019s content earned her thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok, and her loss is being mourned across the social media landscape.<\/p>\n<p>McNeff\u2019s death was reportedly unexpected, and the cause of her passing is currently unclear.<\/p>\n<p>News of Hayley\u2019s death comes courtesy of an obituary written by her loved ones.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BruBtpQHw7a\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hayley-s-family-shares-news-of-her-tragic-death\">Hayley\u2019s family shares news of her tragic death<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cSuch a bright light has left this world too soon,\u201d her obituary states. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHayley was known for her quick wit and constant sense of humor, she had a gift for making those around her laugh and feel welcomed. Her energy and determination was a constant in her life and she always accomplished what she set out to achieve,\u201d the remembrance continues.<\/p>\n<p>\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<p>Speaking with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/fitness-influencer-and-bodybuilder-hayley-mcneff-dies-at-37-11790813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a><\/em> magazine, Hayley\u2019s father describes her as \u201ca beam of light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\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,\u201d Dave McNeff tells the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe 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<p>Our thoughts go out to Hayley\u2019s loved ones during this enormously difficult time. We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/hayley-mcneff-cause-of-death-bodybuilder-and-fitness-influencer-passes-away-at-37\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes We have tragic news to report from the world of sports today: Champion bodybuilder and fitness influencer Hayley McNeff has passed away at the age of 37. McNeff won multiple bodybuilding competitions in the mid-2000s before returning to school to earn a degree in psychology. Bodybuilder and influencer Hayley McNeff has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":187087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-187086","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}