Laura Miranda

Owner/Instructor, Licensed Physical Therapist, Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Fitness Nutrition Coach.

Laura grew up in Baldwin, Long Island and now resides in Battery Park City, NYC. She has been involved in competitive athletics since the age of 7. It was the result of extensive rehabilitation for a potentially career ending knee injury in high school that lead Laura to pursue a career in sports medicine. She earned a Bachelors of Science in Exercise Physiology from the University of South Carolina. During that time Laura Miranda became a Certified Personal Trainer (ACE) and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA) specializing in collegiate athletes as well as heading up the Geriatric Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program at USC. Holding a certification as a Fitness Nutrition Coach (NESTA), she is able to help clients truly master the ‘art of a healthy lifestyle’ by including proper eating as a fundamental component of fitness and weight loss. Laura is also a graduate of Hunter College in New York City with a Masters of Science degree in Physical Therapy. She recently retired from the postion of Clinical Director of Physical Therapy at Saint Vincent’s Medical Center in Manhattan in order to focus 100% of her energy on her company Miranda Fitness Concepts, INC (MFC). MFC  is the parent company for the different fitness divisions in NYC and Long Island such as StrongHealthyWoman Boot Camp & Running Camp, Personal Training, Gay Mens Boot Camp, Grocery Shopping Tours and much more.

Laura holds a unique niche in the field of health and wellness with the ability to combine her complex understanding of human movement as a Physical Therapist with her knowledge of fitness and nutrition as Personal Trainer. Laura’s work has been featured on the WB 11 Morning News, NY1, News 12 Long Island and in print in the Shape, MSN, Well & Good NY, Viv Magazine, Edge, Crain’s, Time Out, Village Voice, Daily News, Gay City News, Newsday, AM New York, The Nest, Best of Gay New York, Our Town, Explore LI, and the Long Island Herald. Laura emphasizes the importance of both physiological and psychological balance in pursuit of achieving goals for the body as well as for life. “The body can not run at 100% capacity until the mind is doing the same.”

Most Recently Laura has founded the first and only boot camp devoted entirely to gay men in NYC! www.GayMensBootCamp.com

Laura coaches the Strong-Healthy-Woman BOOT CAMP in Battery Park neighborhood of NYC at 5:30am and 9:00am year round.

Shae Santamaria

NAPMA (National Association of Professional Martial Artists) Certified Fitness Kickboxing Instructor/Trainer, Certified PersonalTrainer (ACE), Black Belt in Bujutsu from the Academy of Mixed Martial Arts, BA, MA in Education/Fitness from University of Nebraska and Brooklyn College.

Shae has been a competitive athlete since grade school. She graduated from the University of Nebraska where she ran track for four years on scholarship and served as an assistant track coach for one year. During this time she also taught gymnastics and worked with athletes as an assistant in the training room. Shae received a Bachelors Degree in Special Education, Adaptive Physical Education and General Physical Education. She later received her Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education at Brooklyn College while she also taught inclusion classes.

In 1996 Shae began her Martial Arts journey. She began training at the Academy of Mixed Martial Arts and became a NAPMA certified Fitness Kickboxing instructor and trainer as well as a Black Belt in Bujutsu. For the past 10 years Shae has operated her own Fitness Kickboxing program at the Academy of Mixed Martial Arts in Oceanside, NY. Shae’s extensive background and over 20 years of experience as a teacher both in academic and sports-related fields has allowed her to instruct on a wide range of levels. Her Martial Arts and Kickboxing training also bring a self-defense component that empowers and inspires women of all ages.

Shae coaches the Strong-Healthy-Woman BOOT CAMP in Oceanside, Long Island at 5:30am and the Strong-Healthy-Woman RUNNING CAMP in Oceanside Long Island at 9:30am year round.

Rachel Oakes  

Originally from upstate New York, Rachel currently resides in Brooklyn.  While growing up she was committed to a life of competitive athletics. Some of her greatest accomplishments have included attending and placing in the NYSPHSAA track and field indoor and outdoor state championships for three years straight. In 2005 she graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.  Rachel achieved the coveted role of captain of the University’s Division I Track and Field team for which she still holds school records for speed.  After graduation she was hired by the team as an assistant coaching  for the elite Sprint Squad. 

After a brief stint in Southern California Rachel moved to New York City to pursue her passions.  After becoming a Certified Personal Trainer with the division of the National Academy of Sports Medicine, she immediately began working with clients at a high end gym in midtown. In her free time Rachel officiates high school track and field meets and plays on a competitive soccer club based out of Astoria, Queens which is part of the New York Metropolitan Women’s Soccer League. 

Rachel coaches the Strong-Healthy-Woman BOOT CAMP in the Kips Bay neighborhood of NYC at 6:30am year round.

Jenna Miranda

Certified Personal Trainer (American Academy of Exercise.) Originally from Long Island, Jenna currently resides in Hollywood, FL. From a very young age she has been involved in competitive dance and athletics. At the age of 8 she was the youngest member to be chosen into the junior company at her prestigious dance school in NYC. As president of University at Albany’s Dance Council, where she later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English, she furthered her fitness career by becoming the head strength and conditioning trainer for university’s dancers.

After assisting in the creation of Strong Healthy Woman in NYC with sister Laura Miranda, Jenna expanded the program into her current city of Hollywood, FL. Committed to a life of healthy nutrition, wellness, and exercise, Jenna is an empowering force to women of all shapes, sizes, and fitness levels.

Jenna teaches Strong-Healthy-Woman Boot Camp in Hollywood, Florida at 5:30am year round.