The Stretching Institute™
...was originally established as Walkerbout Health in 1995 in response to a steadily increasing occurrence of sport related injury. Over the years the company has moved from providing fitness and sports coaching services that specialize in injury prevention and rehabilitation, to now providing the same services via the publication of educational products, such as books, videos, DVD's, software, newsletters and e-books.

When formed in 1995 all the space that was needed was a cardboard box and a kitchen table; today we work out of a custom built office and warehouse facility. We employ 5 people and outsource a number of key business activites to a range of professionals.

Below is our company vision and mission statement.

Vision...
Elevate the importance of stretching and flexibility training to the same status as fitness and strength training.

Mission...
Help people improve their health, fitness, physical well-being and sporting performance through improved flexibility.

Our customers are important to us, and results from our customer satisfaction questionnaire show that from 330 reviews, over 96% of our customers said we provide "Excellent" or "Good" customer service and over 78% said we provide "Excellent" or "Good" value for money.

Our History
1995: After a thorough search for accurate information on stretching and flexibility, I decide to write my own book.
1996: After being rejected by every publisher I approach, I make the decision to form my own company and publish the book myself.
1997: The Stretching Handbook is finally published.
2000: Start selling The Stretching Handbook on the internet.
2002: After receiving 100's of requests for a good quality stretching video, we decide to produce one ourselves.
2003: It's getting cramped at home working out of a spare bedroom and half a garage, so we decide to start looking for office space.
2004: The Stretching Poster is produced. We convert The Stretching Video into DVD format. And move into our new office and warehouse facility.
2005: We release InstantStretch; a revolutionary piece of software designed to create unlimited stretching routines with ease. And publish our third book; The Sports Injury Handbook.
2006: We write two new books; The Anatomy of Stretching and The Anatomy of Sports Injury.
2007: We update The Stretching Poster and the InstantStretch software. And release an updated, third edition of The Stretching Handbook.
2008: We release version 3 of the InstantStretch software. And finally open our new Private Members Area.
2009: We release 3 new Anatomical Stretching Charts, and we're adding a heap of new features to the InstantStretch software.
The future: Stay tuned for more BIG announcements.

The Founder and CEO
Brad Walker is an internationally recognized stretching and sports injury consultant with 20 years of practical experience in the health and fitness industry. Brad is a Health Science graduate of the University of New England and has postgraduate accreditations in athletics, swimming and triathlon coaching. He has worked with elite level and world champion athletes and lectures for Sports Medicine Australia on injury prevention.

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

Comments and Suggestions
We are always open to your comments, compliments or criticisms regarding any aspect of our web site, products or services. Please feel free to contact us at any time. We'd love to hear from you!