Brad is a Health Science graduate of the University of New England and has postgraduate accreditations in athletics, swimming and triathlon coaching. He has coached elite level and world champion athletes from sports as diverse as triathlon, motor cycle racing, roller skating, squash and baseball. And has lectured extensively on sports injury prevention and rehabilitation.

Brad has written more books and articles on stretching and flexibility than any other author; including the Stretching Handbook, the Anatomy of Stretching and the Anatomy of Sports Injuries. His stretching and sports injury articles have been published in numerous health and fitness magazines and extensively online at sites such as About.com, Athletes.com and BodyBuilding.com.

Magazines such as Runners World, Bicycling, Triathlete, Swimming and Fitness, and Triathlon Sports have featured his work. Amazon has listed his books on five Best-Seller lists. Google cites over 100,000 references to him on the internet. And satisfied customers from 42 countries have sent 100's of testimonials.

Brad has been involved in the field of stretching and flexibility research since the early 90's and over that time has built a reputation as the go-to-guy for all things stretching and flexibility. So much so, that he now sits on expert panels for the following companies.

Brads first website, TheStretchingHandbook.com is currently the most visited site on the internet for information about stretching, flexibility and sports injury management. (Over 3 million unique visitors a year.)

Athletic Career & Family
Brad started his athletic career in high school, running cross country and track, and competing as a distance swimmer. In 1986 Brad completed his first triathlon and went on to be ranked third in Australia as a junior competitor over the half Iron Man distance (2.2km swim, 80km bike and 20km run). From 1991 to 1994, Brad competed as a full time, professional triathlete.

First out of the water after a 1.2km ocean swim; with daylight behind.

Finishing second hurts more that finishing a hundred and second.

Brad met his wife, Jenny in 1992 and was later married in 1995. Brad and Jenny live on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia and are the proud parents of two boys; Ethan and Seth.