When does Stretch Zone provide the Initial On-Site Training Program?
Stretch_Zone Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- Initial On-Site Training Program: We provide the Initial On-Site Training Program during the week in which the Franchise Business opens. This training will be completed by your Sales Associates and you (if you are one or more individuals) or Franchise Owners (if you are a Business Entity). Upon completion, you will sign a Certificate of Completion, which is included in the Manual. See also the description
- of the Stretch Practitioner Training Program, which is conducted for your initial practitioners during the Initial On-Site Training Program, below. The Initial Franchise Fee covers the Initial On-Site Training Program, except as provided in the description of the Stretch Practitioner Training Program below.
- Stretch Practitioner Training Program: This will be completed by each employee who will provide stretch services at the Franchise Business and your Regional Manager. We provide a portion of the Stretch Practitioner Training Program virtually for your initial practitioners. Practitioners will attend this virtual training course via Stretch Zone University as a prerequisite. Contingent on completing and passing the virtual course, a two-day in-person Stretch Training is attended. During the in-person Stretch Training, practitioners must pass two practical exams to be deemed a certified stretch practitioner. The Initial Franchise Fee covers the Stretch Practitioner Training Program for up to 12 of your initial practitioner candidates attending as part of the Initial On-Site Training Program.
Source: Item 23 — ADVERTISING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 (FDD pages 44–54)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Stretch Zone's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Initial On-Site Training Program is provided during the week in which the Franchise Business opens. This training is mandatory for Sales Associates, the franchisee (if an individual), or the Franchise Owners (if a business entity). Upon completion of the training, a Certificate of Completion, included in the Manual, must be signed.
The Initial On-Site Training Program also includes the Stretch Practitioner Training Program for the initial practitioners. A portion of this training is completed virtually through Stretch Zone University as a prerequisite to a two-day in-person Stretch Training. During the in-person training, practitioners must pass two practical exams to become certified. The initial franchise fee covers this training for up to 12 practitioner candidates attending as part of the Initial On-Site Training Program.
Stretch Zone also offers other training programs, such as the Franchisee Training Program, which occurs within 30 days of signing the Franchise Agreement at their corporate headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There is also a Regional Manager Training Program, which includes the Stretch Practitioner Training, also held at the corporate headquarters.