Elyse S. Bailey was originally born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. Elyse has her Bachelor of Arts from North Carolina A&T State University and a Master of Science from Clemson University. Elyse is a National Certified Personal Trainer through NASM and is a certified reformer level one and two instructor through Balanced Body. Elyse is currently reformer pilates and cardio strength instructor. With a very distinct background in cheerleading and dance, Elyse's love for fitness became very distinguished at a young age through being active in extracurricular activities. As a professional NFL cheerleader for four consecutive seasons, Elyse’s love for working out and eating clean grew extensively. Growing up with multiple family members in the baby boomer generation, Elyse has witnessed first hand how the lack of health and fitness within their generation has had a negative impact on her immediate relatives. One of Elyse’s goals through Lean with Elyse is to change the perspective that working out is a punishment. Working out is a form of self care and taking care of yourself! It is imperative to Elyse that she is a positive light to other young and older women to make their health a priority. Elyse’s goal is to be able to make working out fun while achieving maximum goals.