What is a 'Certified Stretch Zone Practitioner'?
Stretch_Zone Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- "Certified Stretch Zone Practitioner" means a person that has successfully completed our Stretch Practitioner Training Program and has been certified by us as a stretching practitioner.
Source: Item 8 — Receipts. Any sale made must be in compliance with § 683(8) of the Franchise Sale Act (N.Y. Gen. Bus. L. § 680 et seq.), which describes the time period a Franchise Disclosure Document (offering prospectus) must be provided to a prospective franchisee before a sale may be made. New York law requires a franchisor to provide the Franchise Disclosure Document at the earliest of the first personal meeting or ten (10) business days before the execution of the franchise or other agreement or the payment of any consideration that relates to the franchise relationship. (FDD pages 99–263)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Stretch Zone's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a 'Certified Stretch Zone Practitioner' is defined as someone who has successfully completed the Stretch Practitioner Training Program and has been certified by Stretch Zone as a stretching practitioner. This certification is crucial, as the FDD also states that a franchisee may be fined $250 for every day that a person provides stretching services without being certified by Stretch Zone.
Stretch Zone provides the Stretch Practitioner Training Program as part of the Initial On-Site Training Program for employees. This initial training is a minimum of 3 days and is typically conducted at the franchise location within the first week of operation. While franchisees are not required to pay an additional fee for this initial training, there may be a fee for each practitioner if more than 12 practitioners attend the Stretch Practitioner Training Program.
Stretch Zone may also require franchisees and their personnel to attend and complete various training courses and programs, including online training, periodically. These courses may be prerequisites for specific positions at the Franchise Business, such as stretch practitioners. Franchisees may also be required to acquire specific equipment, technology, and other products and services to participate in the designated learning management platform or other training system.