OUR COMMUNITY

Catch up with what your fellow Cooper members are doing.

 

Thank you to everyone who attended our Member Appreciation Picnic on May 22. The evening included dinner catered by CN Catering, Street's Fine Chicken and Dallas Drinks Fantastic, live music from the Tu-Tones and lawn games. See photos.

 

 

Congratulations to the more than 165 members who completed Cooper Quest assessments during Cooper Quest Week, May 14-18. See photos.

 

 

Left to right: Dr. Tyler Cooper, Cooper Aerobics President and CEO; Charles Sterling, PhD, 2017 Kenneth H. Cooper Lifetime Achievement Award recipient; Mike Miles, DAPS Executive Director; Orville Rogers, 2018 Kenneth H. Cooper Lifetime Achievement Award recipient; Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, Cooper Aerobics Founder and Chairman

Our own Orville Rogers received another award, not for running a race, but rather for his commitment to living a healthy lifestyle. Dallas Area Parkinsonism Society (DAPS) honored Orville on May 14 at the society’s annual awards event and presented him with the 2018 Kenneth H. Cooper Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

 

On May 8, Marni Kerner's Tuesday Indoor Cycle Class collectively completed their 4,500-mile challenge.

 

 

In celebration of National Pilates Month in May, we hosted a Pilates Open House on May 8. Members and guests were introduced to the Pilates Studio equipment, met our Pilates instructors and won raffle prizes from The Coop and Cooper Spa. See photos.

 

 

Left to right: Taylor Sutton, Wellness Coordinator; Hallie Lane, Program Manager; Marni Kerner, Swim Pro; and Mary Ruth Carris, Member

On May 9, members joined Cooper Spa General Manager Lisa Boyle for a skin protection lecture before heading to the pool for a swim clinic with Swim Pro Marni Kerner.

 

 

We welcome our summer interns, Sarah Slover, studying public health at Baylor University, Erin Sporkin, studying public health at Indiana University, and Grace Leister, studying sports medicine at Pepperdine University.

 

 

Meridan Zerner, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD, Cooper Clinic Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and CFC Group Exercise Instructor, (right) received the 2018 SCAN Excellence in Practice Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This is one of the highest awards given to a registered dietitian nutritionist in the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) Practice Group. Meridan accepted the award at the SCAN Symposium on May 5 in Keystone, Colorado.