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What’s Better? A Low-Fat Diet or Low-Carb Diet?

. One of the most eye opening foods that is paramount to kicking the sugar/carb craving and addiction cycle is…   . FAT!  . My esteemed colleague, Elisa Haggarty of Culinary Farmacy, is hosting a 22 DAY SUGAR CLEANSE, and I want you to know about it. (Get 40 bucks off with code DRLAURA)   .   .  . If…

Get Dr. Laura Miranda’s New Book on Mindset and Motivation for FREE (limited time)

You’ve been lied to by the fitness industry. WILLPOWER and “beast mode” pop-fitness-psychology is actually pretty much a scam. When it comes to making any change with your body, if it were JUST about working out HARDER and eating CLEANER, we ALL would have achieved every single one of our goals by now! I wrote…

Meal Prepping 101 (STOP making this mistake)

I dont know about you, but if I see another trainer post a pic of their 27 Tupperware containers with the same lame meal packed into each, I’m going to scream. This just not sustainable and it sends the WRONG message to the average person about what “healthy eating” actually looks like. It’s no wonder…

20 Min Snow Day HIIT Workout

There’s a huge blizzard here in NYC and much of the east coast! (If you live somewhere warm, I hate you right now!) Either way, this is the best kind of day for a fast and ridiculously effective HIIT workout you can do without leaving the house. If you’re going to ‘netflix & chill’ all…

The BEST Leg Workout For Women (VIDEO)

I have one question… when you see a CURB, do you see the potential?! This is one of the best leg workouts for women. All you need is your own body weight, and a curb 😉   A video posted by Dr. Laura Miranda DPT, CSCS (@drlauramiranda) on Jun 6, 2016 at 5:31pm PDT  …

Halloween HIIT Workout With A Pumpkin

  When you see a PUMKIN, do you see the potential? . Grab your pumpkin, and give this Halloween HIIT a try! Adding a little resistance to your body weight workout can take things up a notch! No pumpkins? Grab a toddler instead and try this workout!   Stay determined, focused and addicted to improving…

5 Strengthening Exercises You Can Do With A Toddler

WHEN YOU SEE A VINNY, Do You See The Potential?! I was watching my little nephew this weekend and after a full day of running around after this little meatball, we hit these 5  strength exercises. (Check him out saying “no no no” at the end. He DOES NOT put up with bad form, so…

Best Arm Workout For Women (workout video)

This workout is going to APPEAR to be the best arm workout for women, but in effect, it’s SO much more than that! When you perform the exercises in this manner, you will challenge your abs, your aerobic system, and your anaerobic system in a functional way that is unmatched by any other training method….

Best Ab Exercises For Women That Are Better Than Crunches

All you need is your core and a wall what I consider the best ab exercises for women!  I am calling them “better than crunches” because, quite frankly, they are. Check out these “anti-rotational” ab exercises. Why are they so important for women? Well, the main focus of these moves AND of your core in…

Best Cardio Workout Without Equipment

Get on the stairs with “THE STAIRMASTER 3.0” for one of the best cardio workouts you can do without equipment! I’m calling it “3.0” since I’m taking the jumps through 3 different planes of motion. SAGITTAL PLANE JUMPS FRONTAL PLANE JUMPS TRANSVERSE PLANE JUMPS Your landing form is crucial here. Dissipate the force of the…