Hayley McNeff, champion bodybuilder and life coach, dead at 37

Hayley McNeff, a nationally ranked bodybuilder, nutritionist and life coach, has died, according to an obituary published Tuesday. She was 37.

McNeff’s death was reported by Boston.com, which described her death as "unexpected but peaceful." 

She was a Massachusetts native who graduated from UMass Amherst and became a champion bodybuilder.

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McNeff’s family released a statement to People Magazine Thursday as word of her death became public.

"Hayley was like a beam of light in this world. She had bo...