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Carolyn Martinez
Group Exercise Instructor

Years at Cooper: Started April 2018

Hometown: Aurora, Colorado

Previous Work Experience: Since moving to Texas in 2009 I have taught children's gymnastics and yoga along with adult classes including water aerobics, yoga and strength and balance for seniors. In Colorado I was a para-educator with special needs children and I also taught in a kindergarten enrichment program.

Favorite form of physical activity: Strength training, running, water aerobics and yoga.

After a great day at work I like to…Listen to music.

Do you volunteer in your community? I volunteer at a local elementary school teaching yoga in their Friday Afternoon Clubs. I love sharing the benefits of using breath, movement and meditation to relieve stress and anxiety.

How many siblings do you have? I am the oldest of four. I have two brothers and one sister.

Do you prefer outdoor or indoor workouts? I prefer exercising outdoors. Fresh air, sunshine and trees give me more connection, focus and strength.

What is your favorite quote? “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves,” by Sir Edmund Hillary.

My favorite color is…Blue.

If you could have any pet, what would you choose? I love and have always had dogs. If I could choose a new pet, it would be alpacas.

What is your guilty pleasure? Dark chocolate.

If you could go to one concert, whose would it be? I would time travel to see The Beatles at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in 1964.

Where is your ideal vacation spot? I would love to visit Machu Picchu, Peru, someday.