Carly Hopper, Fitness and Wellness Program Coordinator

Carly has been Campus Recreation’s Fitness and Wellness Program Coordinator since 2012. She oversees group exercise programming, personal training, fitness assessments, exercise plans, equipment orientations, aquatics, and hires and trains students to work in these program areas.

Education

Undergraduate

• BS in Health Education with minors in Psychology and Sociology from Mayville State University, Mayville, ND

Postgraduate

• MS in Community Health from Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
• Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Group Exercise Instructor with National Exercise Trainers Association (NETA)
• Certified Group Exercise Instructor with American Council on Exercise (ACE)
• Certified Cycle Instructor with STAGES
• ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist
• Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT® 500) and Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP®) through the Yoga Alliance
• American Red Cross CPR, AED, and First Aid Instructor

EXPERIENCE

• Employed in Higher Education at Minnesota State Mankato since 2006 in a variety of roles:
• Graduate Assistant
• Student Health Services - Health Education
• Adjunct instructor in the Health Science, Human Performance, First Year Experience, and Honors Departments
• Campus Recreation
• Adjunct instructor in the Health and Human Performance Department at South Central College, North Mankato, MN
• Contracted Faculty of Practice at Concordia University, St. Paul, St. Paul, MN
• Owner of Sun Moon Yoga, LLC in Mankato, MN

OFF-CAMPUS EXPERIENCES

When Carly is not on campus, you’ll find her leading yoga classes and presenting or hosting yoga retreats. She enjoys watching baseball, paddle boarding, hiking, traveling, reading books, listening to music, eating donuts, and spending time with family and friends.