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Believe In Your Future Self (Battery Park NYC BootCamp Success Strategy)

You know what I have figured out? You must believe in your FUTURE self. It’s the fuel that you’ll need to get where you’re headed; to achieve any goal. AND it’s fuel that’s going to KEEP you there, once you’ve arrived. I’ve learned this epic mantra both personally from my own journey and from working…

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…

2016 Spring Training Begins in Battery Park NYC Boot Camp (lower manhattan)

Same old group training workout in a park? Nah, we challenge the *fitness status quo* by taking our spring training throughout the streets of NYC. Using adaptation and reinvention, we utilize every obstacle that crosses our path. Scaffolding, subway steps, or even lines in the crosswalk become an integral part of the training for accelerated…

What Should I Eat To Lose Weight?

. 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…

Success Is Never Owned, It’s Rented

Success is never owned. It’s rented. Rent is due every day. Keep your head down, your heart open, and your mindset fixed on success. I will see you at the finish line!   Check me out on Instagram. I put up quotes like this, hard core workouts and things that I feel will make you…

StrongHealthy Woman Indoor Winter Boot Camp – Tribeca, NYC

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,…

Battery Park Boot Camp Finishes Last Outdoor Session Sprinting On Wall Street (Video)

This BAD ASS Battery Park Boot Camp for women-warriors is about to finish our last session of 2015 outdoors in lower Manhattan! We celebrated Here is a little taste of the PURSUIT sprint session all over Fidi, Tribeca, and Battery Park! (We are not your mother’s “boot camp!”)  We used just about every obstacle/tree/railing/wall in…

NYC Is Your Gym: Outdoor Metabolic Workout (Video)

. 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…