The Stretching Institute™ - The Story Behind the Company

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The Stretching Institute™
...was originally established as Walkerbout Health Pty Ltd 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 4 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 Statement
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.

Survey results from customer questionnaire

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 approached, I decided to form my own company to publish the book.
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.
The future: Look out for a BIG announcement in mid 2008.

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!

Company Details
Walkerbout Health Pty Ltd ACN: 100 549 273 ABN: 40 100 549 273	The Stretching Institute™ ARBN: BN20135944 Trade Mark Number: 1145337

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	Customer Testimonials "I'd simply like to say a big thank you for covering an area that is often neglected; STRETCHING!!! There are so many myths about it and I have not found one site that deals sufficiently and simply with this VERY IMPORTANT aspect of fitness, be that for a 65yr old or a fit army recruit... until I tripped over yours. So well done and please keep me on your data base - a lot of your information has consolidated my own ideas which I use regularly with my patients." Diksha Chakravarti, Msc MBCMA MACM MFHS "I would just like to say thank you for the information you have provided. I never received this type of information in my personal training course, which I believe should be a part of PT accreditation. I have learned a lot from it and it will assist me to be a better PT in my new personal training business. It is also a pleasant surprise to receive information for nothing without trying to push company products down our necks. Many many thanks." Sharon Neyland "Your book and DVD has really helped motivate me to get and stay fit. I've seen a lot of progress already and I've only been using it for about six weeks. A lot of muscle and joint pain I thought was chronic is almost gone. And it's easy too - just a floor and a TV and I'm set. I'm sure you know, but for the $25 or $30, this was a bargain! I love to play golf, but I was losing fitness while focusing on my golf game. I'm excited my golf will be even better and more fun with less pain with the help of your stretching resources." Pat Calby "THANKS for all the great info. I awoke at 2am on the 14th with serious pain and lack of movement in my shoulder, and had to miss work that day. On Saturday, a friend told me about frozen shoulder. So I googled it, came up with your web site, and immediately started treating it as you recommend. The improvement has been dramatic; I'd say 80-90% back to normal." John Ingress "I can't begin to tell you how much you have helped me. I am a 55 year old who has been in a variety of athletic activities that have resulted in minor to major injuries. Your information has helped me to get back into activities that I thought were history." Mel Milliron "Your products are the very best compilation of stretches that I have ever been exposed to in the 20+ years of knowing therapists. Usually the info they offer is fragmented and yours was so complete. Your products have made a real difference in how I function day to day." Name Withheld "I found your website accidentally and want to commend you on focusing on this critically important aspect of conditioning. As a former Olympic athlete and gold medalist in the Commonwealth games, I can attest to the minimal attention given to proper warm-ups and stretching by most coaches in most sports." "Every high school coach and every athlete in every sport should become your students, and should recognize the importance of stretching to maximize performance and to avoid injury." Paul Foreman "I want to thank you for your newsletters. It has encouraged me this winter when I pulled a calf muscle and from your injury recommendations and exercises has helped me recover in 5 weeks to be back up on the slopes and am fully recovered." Mendy Jimison

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