Elisabeth HalfpappELISABETH HALFPAPP, received her degree in Dance Education from the Hartford Ballet. In 2000, a Lotte Berk student, Annbeth Eschbach, approached Lis and her husband with an idea to merge fitness classes with holistic spa therapies and energetic healng programs. In 2002 Fred and Elisabeth opened the award-winning Core Fusion program and its suite of classes including Core Fusion Barre, Core Fusion Yoga, Core Fusion Sport, Core Fusion Cardio and Core Fusion Boot Camp are Exhale's proprietary fitness classes, offered in 20 exhale locations in the U.S. and Turks and Caicos. As a lead trainer and fitness expert in barre, Fred regularly appears as a fitness expert on national TV including The Today Show, ABC News, Fox News, CBS Morning Show, Entertainment Tonight, and Dr. Oz. They have been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, Fitness Magazine, New York Magazine, Glamour, Prevention, USA Today, and Shape Magazine. They share Core Fusion and yoga teachings with many charitable organizations regularly, including Mariska Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation and the American Red Cross. Read More Read Less