I’ve been running Strong Healthy Woman, an outdoor group fitness company,  in lower Manhattan for the last nine years strong. When I began, there was no such thing as a “boutique fitness” studio and CrossFit was far from being a household name.  All I’ve ever done is focus on building a community of kick ass…

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…

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…

. I often get asked this question: “What should i be eating in order to lose wight?” Ummm that’s a huge question that can take days to answer since it is specific to the individual person’s diet history, hormones, age, sleep habits, workout levels, and soooo many other factors.  . BUTTTT there are 3 principles…

My NYC SWEAT ANGELS! Since it’s a brisk 12 degrees outside these days, we’ve taken StrongHealthyWoman Boot Camp INDOORS to our new home for the winter at Church Street Boxing Gym! Want to come play, laugh and sweat? Register here!  M/W 5:30-6:30am! Stay determined, focused and addicted to improving yourself, Dr. Laura Miranda DPT, MSPT,…

. NYC IS YOUR GYM // When you see a wall, do you see the possibilities? You should. Fitness is everywhere, you just have to know where to look.   A video posted by Dr. Laura Miranda DPT, CSCS (@lauramirandafit) on Dec 11, 2015 at 5:51am PST Try this: 20-40 seconds with good form of…

We all “KNOW” we need a lot of water each day, BUT knowing and doing are two completely separate things. So make a little game out of it by labeling one side of the bottle with a line from 9am to 1pm, then on the back from 2-6. Drink up to the line each hour…

This fine athlete is Andrea. She started  StrongHealthyWoman BootCamp when her twin girls were entering 4th grade. In September,  they began their first day of 11th grade! In her own words: “Thanks to this program I have never felt #younger, #stronger and in better shape in my entire life. I work an insanely long day…

HOTEL ROOM + MINI BOTTLE SWEAT // Here’s a quick hotel room training session with vodka “mini” bottles. The W Hotel in South Beach considers those “mini” bottles 🙂 Just a side note, water bottles work equally as well!   A video posted by Dr. Laura Miranda DPT, CSCS (@lauramirandafit) on Nov 13, 2015 at…

I was truly HONORED to have been asked to lead an empowering workout session at the Women You Should Know #FearlessFestNYC this weekend! Thousands of women came to mix and mingle and soak up the greatness that was happening all day long!! I am grateful to all of the incredibly powerful women that I got…