Exhale Chicago
945 North State Street
Chicago, IL  60610
Phone: 312 753 6500
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OPEN LEVEL
Learn basic alignment techniques for Core Fusion® which fuses the disciplines of core conditioning, Pilates, the Lotte Berk Method, interval cardio training, and yoga to produce long, lean muscles and an athletic body. The focus, intensity and challenge of this one-hour class allows the participant to work from the inside out, creating a unique, results-oriented class experience. This class is open to all levels and no experience is required.

ADVANCED LEVEL
This level class is for experienced guests only. You must have taken at least ten open level Core Fusion® classes before taking an Advanced level class, and be proficient at all of the basic positions as this class incorporates advanced positioning and longer sets, higher levels of intensity, and more creative variations.

CORE FUSION® CARDIO
Incorporating the most effective moves from Core Fusion®, Core Energy Flow®, and Core Fusion® Sport, this challenging 60-minute fitness experience not only addresses your strength and flexibility needs, but your cardio ones as well. Core Fusion® Cardio produces body-shaping results of defined abs, sculpted legs, and high, rounded glutes, with an added cardio component for intense calorie burning to shed those extra pounds. This power packed class utilizes core balls, weights, mat abdominals, and periodic jump backs for extra cardio and stamina benefits.

CORE FUSION® EXHALE 
Enjoy all of the same results-oriented exercises and sequences with an extra 15 minutes of restorative stretches and savasana at the end. All levels are welcome.

CORE FUSION® SPORT
Our newest proprietary class, Core Fusion® Sport, is a total body workout that is designed to help you improve your performance in sports while reducing your risk of sports related injuries. Using a combination of lateral and twisting movements, this barreless one-hour class will chisel and firm your arms, shoulders, legs and butt while focusing on your core - the center of your strength. This calorie-burning cardio class works with resistance bands, core balls, and mat abdominals with periodic jump backs for cardio and stamina benefits. Balanced flexibility exercises at the end will cool you down and increase your range of movement for sports. We hold this class in a slightly elevated temperature room with motivating music, so be prepared to sweat and work out with a passion!

CORE FUSION® THIGHS + GLUTEALS
Want to change the shape of your lower body? Experience the vast syllabus of positions for isolation of the thighs, hips and glutes. Learn the proper form, posture and movements of these positions. Understand the intensity levels of each position to maximize the results and develop a better understanding of why these exercises lean out your thighs and give your butt a lift! Abdominal variations are also included to target the core.

CORE FUSION® YOGA
Developed by Elisabeth Halfpapp, one of the innovators of Core Fusion®, Core Fusion® Yoga is yet another transformational experience efficiently programmed into a 60-minute class that is fueled by music. Designed to shift your energy and improve overall wellbeing, Core Fusion® Yoga inspires guests with a combination of yoga asanas that raise the body's heat and increase cardio endurance, intense core functional training to strengthen and tone the core, Qi Gong circular movements, and stretching to move energy and produce a state of inner calm and balance. Note: Previous yoga experience is recommended.