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NYC Strong Healthy Woman Athlete Transforms Her Body And Her Life

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 Vacation Workout (video)

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…

Fearless Fest NYC – Be FEARLESS with Dr. Laura Miranda

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…

Dr. Laura Miranda on Elite Daily – Why You Should Strive To Be The Person You Needed When You Were Younger

I am truly honored to have been the impetus for this incredible women, Zara Barrie, to write this article on Elite Daily. She was so haunted and inspired by my post on Instagram the other day, “Be Who You Needed When You Were Younger”, that she shared her own deeply personal account of how this…

Be Who You Needed When You Were Younger

For the past 10 years I have been on a quest to heal from a violent and traumatic childhood. I have spent that time studying many different outlets to find answers…psychology, Kabbalah, self help books, personal success psychology, meditation, 12 step and Buddhism. Do you know the main COMMON THREAD that runs between all of…

Best Halloween Pumpkin Workout (video)

HALLOWEEN WORKOUT I couldn’t resist! Get down with this pumpkin training session (A medicine ball or a dumbbell works equally as well!) A video posted by Dr. Laura Miranda DPT, CSCS (@lauramirandafit) on Oct 30, 2015 at 7:42am PDT 30 seconds of each, 3 rounds through! PUMPKIN WOOD CHOPS HIGH KNEE PUMPKIN TAPS ALT PUMPKIN…

NYC Personal Training For New Moms in Tribeca

NO NANNY? NO PROBLEM This is my client, Chessie and her son (my boyfriend) Mason! I got to chase him all around the gym during our session today (agility training?). His shirt says “Pretty Boy Swag”. I’m considering getting one . Just because you can’t get someone to watch your kids doesn’t mean your goals…

SINGLE ARM BURPEE BROAD JUMP (best total body workout move)

Here’s a power house move that has carry over to building explosive speed, anti rotational core conditioning, transverse plane training (where power lives) and well, fun. I mean, who doesn’t love a good broad jump!! Am I right? (Dead serious.) TRAINING TIP: stick the landing of the squat and the plank. You must EARN THE…

Outdoor Agility And Pushup Drill (Workout Video)

BUNGEE CORD AGILITY & PUSHUPS I don’t use any equipment when I train myself or my clients outdoors; I just don’t think its necessary. But today I broke out the bungee cord for a little something extra. These are all classic agility and push-up exercises, just with added planes of motion and resistance from the…

We Need To Evolve Past Just Adding MORE Weight and Doing MORE Reps

How to stop being a “Fitness Douche Bag” We have to get smarter in the way we program exercises for clients and ourselves. I am sick of seeing people flailing around doing 100s of reps with really poor quality (think burpees), or just adding MORE and more weight to the bar….all in the name of…