License vs. franchise — that's the real comparison. CNU Stretch is a one-time license: no royalties, no territory restrictions, no required studio buildout, no FDD obligations. StretchLab is a franchise with ongoing royalties, multi-year contracts, and a published total investment of $269,019 to $610,224. Your gym keeps 100% of the stretch revenue under your own brand with CNU Stretch — or you sign a franchise agreement and operate as a StretchLab studio. Two very different paths.
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If you want to OWN a stretch service inside your existing gym or studio — without the $269K-plus franchise investment, the royalties, or the territory restrictions — CNU Stretch's licensing model is built for you. If you want to open a brand-new dedicated stretch studio under an established national brand, a StretchLab franchise is the path.
Book a Free 20-Min Strategy Call →StretchLab is a franchise. The brand operates under a Franchise Disclosure Document with a published total investment range of $269,019 to $610,224 and minimum cash and net-worth requirements. CNU Stretch is a license — a one-time investment with no franchise fees, no royalties, and no territorial restrictions.
No. According to StretchLab's help documentation, all aspiring Flexologists must first be hired by a StretchLab studio before completing the Flexologist Training Program. The certification is tied to studio employment. CNU Stretch certifies independent practitioners and gym owners directly, with no employment requirement.
StretchLab's Flexologist Training Program is 50 to 70 hours of blended online + in-studio instruction. CNU Stretch is a hybrid certification with 40+ online lessons and a two-day in-person intensive at CNU Stretch HQ in Dover, DE or at a host gym. Both include hands-on supervised practice.
CNU Stretch is an approved continuing education provider with NASM, ACE, AFAA, ISSA, and NCBTMB. StretchLab's Flexologist Training Program holds an Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) accreditation. The two credentialing pathways serve different purposes: CEU credit toward maintaining an existing personal-training or massage-therapy credential vs. a standalone studio-employment certificate.
A CNU Stretch License covers a gym or studio for a one-time $15,700 investment, includes certification for up to 5 staff annually, and lets the gym deliver stretch therapy under its own brand inside its existing facility. A StretchLab franchise requires opening a dedicated StretchLab-branded studio with a published total investment of $269,019 to $610,224.
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