Today I awoke to the surprising news that a fellow Wellness Coach Bob Harper, an emblem of health the article noted, had suffered a heart attack at age 51 while working out. A motivator, fitness guru, and “Biggest Loser” trainer was now in the hospital and recovering. Reading through the article, I paused when it […]
Connect with me on Facebook for Gloabal Fitness Day on January 3, 2015. For most of us while it’s easy to list our New Year’s fitness resolutions turning them into results requires Thought before Action. As a major motivator to A-list clients such as Jessica Alba, and Halle Berry, it’s true achieving a Hollywood body […]
Eat. Drink. Be Merry. It’s that time of year – office parties, intimate friendly get-togethers, family holiday celebrations – finding something to wear is half the battle. How to enjoy the holidays without overdoing it on food and drink is the other half. Celebrity or not taking too much time off from eating right and […]
Keep Fit for the Holidays with Chatelaine Magazine’s 12 Days of Fitness starting December 10. This fantastic snippet has been created by the highly sought after Ramona Braganza and is featured at the following link. The holidays provide the perfect opportunity to sculpt, tone, trim, and shred your body and these 12 days of fitness can […]
Resolutions to Results in 10 minutes! Join Coach Ramona Live on Saturday January 3rd from 10:00-11:30 am as she presents her second year of Global Fitness Day a movement to inspire people around the world to think about their total wellness and launch a plan to reach their personal best! Meet Ramona in her home town of […]
On a recent trip to Egypt where I held my workshop Empower Believe Create Succeed, I was surrounded by enthusiastic participants of all ages and backgrounds with one thing in common. The desire to Feel Fit and Look Fantastic! They were also equally eager to learn how my celebs train and what they eat. While […]
Today I realized my true calling when I saw the the nodding heads of 15 teenage girls who barely understood English, but who got the bigger message I was sharing with them. Coming from a terrifying past of having been trafficked at a young age, harmed physically and emotionally and now in a safe house, […]
With the launch of my new book Feel Fit Look Fantastic in 3-2-1 available currently in India (and coming soon to North America) I had the chance to visit several gyms to do book signings. It made me smile to know that fitness has arrived and that many want to know how to tackle genetic […]
And the winner is….. That announcement always sends chills down my spine just thinking about it! The Emmys are this weekend, airing Sunday night, and I’m sure your viewing party invites are out, Hollywood-themed decorations are ready to go, and the red carpet is waiting in the wings, but wait!….what are you serving your guests? […]
In April, I flew my Mom out from Ontario to appear with me on a local Vancouver talk show called Urban Rush. I wanted her to demonstrate the cardio portion of my 321 Training Method. There’s nothing too amazing about this – except that my mom is 76 years old. That’s right – 76. My […]
Let me take you Behind the Scenes of one of my personal workouts. With today being that in between day that falls between Good Friday and Easter Sunday it is a time of quiet reflection for me. While at the gym I realized that one of the greatest gifts God has given me is my […]
In February this year I held my first 321 Fit Retreat on Harbour Island in the Bahamas at a private home called the “Secret Kiss” and it turned out fantastic! Keeping the numbers small for the initial test run was a great way to share my information in a personalized, almost one-on-one setting. We began […]
In the Spring of 2010, I had just returned from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Standing at 19,341 feet, Kili is the highest mountain in Africa and the fourth highest of the seven summits. If someone had told me a few years earlier that I would be sleeping in a tent at 15,000 feet, not showering for […]
The 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia has officially begun today! The last Winter Games took place in Vancouver, Canada – the city I often find myself in working on film projects. It feels like only yesterday the city was buzzing with hopeful athletes and excited spectators cheering them over the finishing line. We all […]
I was born in a town of 7,000 people in Germany during the 1960s to East Indian parents who were Catholic by faith. (Yes, that’s unusual in India but my parents were from Goa where, as history has it, the Portuguese landed and converted the locals to Catholicism.) Years later, we moved to a small […]
Launch of the 321 Baby Bulge Be Gone for Fortis Hospitals After a week spent in Hong Kong I am finally on my way to India the real reason for travel this month. It has been a trip I have been waiting for, praying to happen and now it has finally arrived. It has been […]
Without looking for it, my first job as a trainer found me. And what an incredible opportunity it was. In 1998, a writer friend had just written a TV show called Dark Angel and approached me to train the actress on it – none other than Jessica Alba. When I first started working with Jessica, […]
I recently had the pleasure of taking journalist through my workout. I had a ball with close to 30 of them in a 3-2-1 class at the Reebok club in London, here is one of their experiences. Meet Ramona Braganza, Hollywood personal trainer and creator of the 321 training method. Ramona’s client list reads like […]
As the Oscars air next weekend and the red carpet is waiting in the wings, what really is going on this final week before the winners take the stage? As a celebrity trainer during award season I am often called in at the last minute to help tighten this and tone that. While many of […]
Feb 17 2013, London, England After several successful workshops in 2012 Im returning to London to find more 321 Trainers. If you have always wanted to know how Jessica Alba got her bikini body for Into the Blue or how actors like Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Cooper and Zac Effron get Camera Ready then join me […]
Feb 17 2013 London, England If you were certified in 2012 with the 321 Training Method then you are ready for Level 2! Using Unilateral training and Compound exercises this time saving 45 minute workout takes your clients to the next level of Intensity and targeting Core muscles throughout the fat burning workout. I will […]
As the Countdown to a New Year begins excitement in the air grows! To many of us a new year signals a time for new beginnings a time for a fresh start. At this time of year, I’m often asked to give some tips on setting and keeping fitness goals. For many of us its […]
What’s the secret to Hollywood mom’s getting their pre baby bodies back? As the Go-to-post-partum trainer in Tinseltown, I have helped many Celebrity moms including Jessica Alba and Halle Berry trim down and shape up with my 3-2-1 Baby Bulge Be Gone program. It’s a combination of fat burning cardio moves combined with muscle building […]