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3 Ways to Motivate Yourself To Workout (When You REALLY Don’t Want To)

So I have been traveling in South America for 5 weeks, and I have learned a few things. With all of this time to chill, rest, and reflect on my life and career, one of the biggest insights I have discovered is that the whole “No Excuses” / BEAST-MODE mentality = bull shit. THIS is why…

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…

4 Minute No-Gym/No- Excuse Bodyweight Workout

It’s already the middle of the summer! And if you are like me, going into the dark gym after being indoors all day is the LAST place in the world you want to be! . Well, my motto is – no gym, no problem!  . Check out this body-weight workout method that I custom designed…

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…

5 Simple Steps to Clean Eating for Fat Loss (Live Call 7/11!)

I’m excited to tell you that I will be doing a LIVE CALL on Tuesday night with Frankie Serrano –  fat loss expert, fitness guru, and all around results-getting-badass! “The 5 Simple Steps to Eating Clean for Serious Fat Loss!”  It’s THE Busy Woman’s guide to simplifying healthy eating for results. Why are we doing this?  Well,…

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…

7 Low Back Friendly Glute Exercises – Girls Gone Strong Dr. Laura Miranda

. I penned a detailed article on training to PREVENT lower back pain for the epic site, Girls Gone Strong.  The article outlines how to intelligently train for a bullet-proof lower back with a “well-rounded” glute program. (#pun #definitely #intended!) GLUTES…we all want(need) ’em! BACK PAIN…can get in the damn way! Check out the 2…

5 Ways to Get MORE RESULTS From Your Current Workout

I developed a short list of THE 5 things that my most successful clients do in order to get MORE from the workouts that they are ALREADY doing. (see below) If you’ve known me for a while, or you are just getting to RE-know me (is that a word?!), you understand that I am no…

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  …