What is the minimum number of Certified Stretch Zone Practitioners required before opening a Stretch Zone franchise?
Stretch_Zone Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
reement, we will retain the Initial Franchise Fee, and you must sign the Franchise Termination and Release Agreement included as Exhibit N to the FDD.
(c) No Warranty of Success. Our determination that your Trainees have successfully completed any required training programs is not a warranty or representation that any Trainee can or will successfully operates the Franchise Business or any aspect of the Franchise Business.
Section 2.11 ACCESS TO OPERATIONS MANUAL
We will give you electronic access via our Intranet to our Operations Manual and any supplemental manuals. Our practice is to provide you such access during the Franchisee Training Program.
Section 2.12 INITIAL ON-SITE TRAINING PROGRAM
As part of the Initial Franchise Fee, we will conduct on-site training for your employees for a minimum of 3 days (the "Initial On-Site Training Program"), in most instances conducted at your Franchise Business, preferably within the first week of operation, as we deem appropriate. The Initial On-Site Training Program will include (a) our stretch training program (the "Stretch Practitioner Training Program") for your initial practitioners; and (b) certain operational training for the individuals that collectively comprise Franchisee, or, if Franchisee is a Business Entity, Franchise Owners, and your initial Regional Manager. The Initial On-Site Training Program may differ, in whole or in part with respect to content and length for you, a Franchise Owner or the Designated Representative, your Regional Manager, your Certified Stretch Zone Practitioner, and your other employees, depending upon their previous experience and their responsibilities at your Franchise Business.
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 the 2025 Stretch Zone FDD, there is no explicitly stated minimum number of Certified Stretch Zone Practitioners required before opening a franchise. However, the FDD does state that Stretch Zone will conduct on-site training for the franchisee's employees, including a "Stretch Practitioner Training Program" for the initial practitioners.
This training is part of the initial franchise fee and lasts for a minimum of 3 days. The training program is designed for the franchisee, franchise owners (if the franchisee is a business entity), the regional manager, certified Stretch Zone practitioners, and other employees. The content and length of the training may vary depending on the individual's prior experience and responsibilities.
While the FDD does not specify a minimum number of certified practitioners, it does mention that if a franchisee elects to have more than 12 practitioners attend the Stretch Practitioner Training Program as part of the Initial On-Site Training Program, they must pay Stretch Zone's then-current fee for each additional practitioner. Additionally, if a person providing stretching service is not certified by Stretch Zone, a $250 fine will be issued for every day the person continues to provide stretching services. Therefore, it is implied that at least one certified practitioner is needed and that all staff providing stretching services must be certified.