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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,…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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….