I LOVE group exercise, and, most specifically, teaching Zumba® Fitness classes.  I am the happiest I ever am when instructing a class.

I am fluent in Spanish.

My favorite food is peanut butter.

My family is my life.

Official ZUMBA® Instructor Basic Steps Level I (August 2009)

Official ZUMBA® Instructor Basic Steps Level 2 (October 2010)

American Academy of Personal Training, Personal Trainer (May 2012)

American Council on Exercise Certified Group Fitness Instructor(since July 2012)

Official ZUMBA® Toning Instructor (January 2013)

Official ZUMBA® Kids and ZUMBA® Kids Jr. Instructor (September 2013)

American Red Cross CPR/First Aid Certified

Master of Public Health (January 2016)

Strong by Zumba® Fitness (February 2017)

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Owner & Zumba® Fitness Instructor

Zumba has been my life blood over the past decade and to me it means community. It has provided me a space to not just dance and move my body, but to get to know and connect with some incredible human beings. I founded Body Bonita with the hope of providing space for others to feel connected and energized. I believe that through community and movement everyone can discover and share their inner bonita (beauty).

​​​Laura rios Ruggiero, MPH

​Body Bonitallc

helping people discover their inner bonita (beauty) through exercise and self-care.