The Stretching Institute™
...was established by Brad Walker 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 management, to now providing the same services via books, DVD's, software and newsletters.

When formed in 1995 all the space 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...
Help people improve their health, fitness, physical well-being and sporting performance through improved flexibility.

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, I decide to produce one myself.
2003: It's getting cramped at home working out of a spare bedroom and half a garage, so I decide to start looking for office space.
2004: The Stretching Poster is produced. I convert The Stretching Video into DVD format. And move into our new office and warehouse facility.
2005: I release InstantStretch; a revolutionary piece of software designed to create unlimited stretching routines with ease. And publish my third book; The Sports Injury Handbook.
2006: I write two new books; The Anatomy of Stretching and The Anatomy of Sports Injury.
2007: I update The Stretching Poster and the InstantStretch software. And release an updated, third edition of The Stretching Handbook.
2008: I release version 3 of the InstantStretch software.
2009: I release 3 new Anatomical Stretching Charts, and add a heap of new features to the InstantStretch software.
2010: Writing, writing and more writing. I write the 2nd edition of The Anatomy of Stretching and a brand new book on knee injury management, both due out early 2011; and add new research information to The Stretching Handbook.
2011: I release the updated 2011 edition of The Stretching Handbook.

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