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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…

LIVE Clean Eating Call with Dr Laura Miranda and Culinary Farmacy!

Warriors, what are you doing Wednesday?! I’m excited to tell you that I will be doing a LIVE call with Culinary Farmacy with Elisa Haggarty a Brooklyn based holistic health coach and all around badass! REGISTER HERE to be on the call with us LIVE! Elisa and I will be talking about just how simple…

The Problem With Instagram (Pushup Progressions, Regressions & Selfies)

Instagram annoys me. I have been a student of the human movement for the last 17 years with 3 different degrees in kinesiology, biomechanics and Physical Therapy. Yet these so called “social media fitness stars” have diluted, perverted and kind of ruined it for the regular person who is looking to get in shape.  Having…

1 Minute Battle Rope Jumping Jack Challenge #WeekendFITChallenge

BATTLE ROPE JUMPING JACK CHALLENGE // Got a minute?! Try this challenge! I guarantee that a minute will never feel so long! Shoulders and heart rate on FIRE! Want to see the moves? Look at the last video that I posted!   Stay determined, focused and addicted to improving yourself, Dr. Laura Miranda DPT, MSPT,…

Battle Rope Workout (Shoulders and Cardio Workout VIDEO)

BATTLE ROPE SHOULDER & CARDIO WORKOUT Ohhhhh yea I want you to play with some heavy ropes today. (Try to ignore the helicopter sounds at the end! That was my ride coming to pick me up!) THE CHALLENGE: Give me 20 seconds of as many reps as you can do of DOUBLE ARM JUMPING JACKS,…

Learning From Your Mistakes (Weight Loss Secret)

Learning from your mistakes… SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVE! This right here is a high level trait that is shared between all women who are seeking greatness. Learn it. Embrace it. It WILL change your life.     Stay determined, focused and addicted to improving yourself, Dr. Laura Miranda DPT, MSPT, CSCS NYC Fitness Freak & Physical…

Stop Shoulding All Over Yourself (How Comparing Yourself To Others Is Killing You)

Don’t compare your chapter 5 to someone else’s chapter 60. A video posted by Dr. Laura Miranda DPT, CSCS (@lauramirandafit) on Jul 21, 2015 at 11:02am PDT I just left a client who is struggling with something that I myself and many of my female clients struggle with as well. She gets down on herself…

StrongHealthyWoman Warriors Take on City Hall (Urban Workout in NYC)

They say you can’t fight City Hall. But my StrongHealthyWoman Warriors did in a big way this morning! On Wednesdays we take the workout to the streets, monuments, and stairs of lower Manhattan. I call it the “fHIIT Run” and it’s where I turn these warriors into urban #StreetAthletes!   A video posted by Dr….

Do What Sets Your Soul on Fire (Monday Motivation)

Do what sets your soul on fire! If you are not… change course immediately; this life is too damn short. Small, daily acts of greatness will change the course of your day and your life. It’s Monday, bitches. Let’s do this!!   Stay determined, focused and addicted to improving yourself, Dr. Laura Miranda DPT, MSPT,…

One NYC Personal Training Client’s Journey – StrongHealthyWoman Spotlight

THE NEXT OPRAH // This girl right here is my superwoman client, Rhonda. Our early morning Personal Training sessions in NYC‘s Central Park are just one of the many ways that she hones her relentless drive and cultivates the unwavering BELIEF in herself that she CAN change the world . She just moved to NYC…