Fitness, Freedom, and the Power of Water with Laura Ribbins
Rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser
Dr. Ron Kaiser
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
In this inspiring episode of REJUVENAGING with Dr. Ron Kaiser, Dr. Ron welcomes international fitness expert a Laura Ribbins, a pioneer in land and aquatic wellness programs. Laura shares her vibrant journey from her outdoorsy upbringing near Boston to founding Fitness Connection in the Cayman Islands over 36 years ago. Her passion for movement, nature, and energy laid the foundation for a lifetime of helping others discover the power of staying active at every age—whether on land or in water.
Laura discusses the unique benefits of water-based fitness from its therapeutic value for babies to its strength-building properties for older adults. She explains how water offers not only physical support but emotional healing, citing powerful examples of clients overcoming fear and trauma. Laura’s keen intuition, innovative teaching style, and infectious positivity make her a sought-after guide for individuals looking to regain health, strength, and confidence—regardless of age or ability.
Throughout the episode, Laura and Dr. Ron explore strategies for making movement an enjoyable, lifelong habit. They emphasize the importance of starting small, creating family routines around physical activity, and integrating motion into daily life—even if it’s just walking during commercials or dancing in the living room. Laura also shares her virtual offerings and community wellness resources for those looking to take their first step toward rejuvenation. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking motivation to move and age enthusiastically.
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| 0:00.0 | But if the sun was out wrong, we were not allowed inside. |
| 0:03.0 | And when it gets dark, then you come inside. |
| 0:05.0 | So we fell in love with nature, appreciating it. |
| 0:11.0 | I was also very lucky to have both my parents with something as simple as exposure to the experiences, |
| 0:19.0 | like walking along a shoreline of a river or sea on wobbly rocks and how to |
| 0:25.9 | test the rocks to make sure you don't lose your footing. Something as simple as that experience, |
| 0:31.8 | I have to remind myself a lot of people have never done that. |
| 0:39.5 | Welcome to rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser. |
| 0:42.8 | This is a podcast designed to help you lead your life enthusiastically today, tomorrow, and every other day. |
| 0:50.8 | I am your host, Ron Kaiser, positive health psychologist, also keynote and TEDx |
| 0:56.0 | speaker, and author of rejuvenaging the art and science of growing older with enthusiasm. |
| 1:03.7 | As listeners to the podcast know, my goal is always to bring you guests who lead very |
| 1:10.7 | interesting and enthusiastic lives and have |
| 1:15.4 | different ways of helping us to become better versions of ourselves. And I think you will agree |
| 1:22.2 | that today's guest really meets that standard. Probably exceeds it., can help us to become healthier and overall |
| 1:32.1 | better people as we go through the process, whatever age we are at this time. So it's a real |
| 1:42.3 | pleasure to introduce Laura Ribbons. |
| 1:45.7 | Now, Laura has a really unique location. |
| 1:50.0 | I don't think I've had a guest from the Cayman Islands before, |
| 1:53.7 | but Laura is really Grand Cayman's most influential fitness celebrity, |
| 2:00.6 | but she's known far and wide beyond that, |
| 2:03.5 | having been a presenter at international conferences, meetings, workshops, and so on. |
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