Study the Science of Flexibility
Go beyond stretching routines, exercise lists and received wisdom.
The Flexibility Research Membership is where you deep-dive into flexibility, ask what really works and understand why. Study the science, question assumptions and learn directly from Dan Van Zandt alongside experienced health and fitness professionals from around the world.
The Flexibility Research Membership is where you deep-dive into flexibility, ask what really works and understand why. Study the science, question assumptions and learn directly from Dan Van Zandt alongside experienced health and fitness professionals from around the world.
Courses. Webinars. Articles. Research discussion. Direct access to Dan and the global community.
Just $10 a month.
Just $10 a month.
Develop a Deeper Understanding of Flexibility
Flexibility looks simple until you start asking how it actually works.
Then anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, training and human performance all enter the picture.
The Flexibility Research Membership is for people who want to understand those connections properly.
Inside, Dan examines the research, questions the ideas behind flexibility training and helps Members work out what the evidence means for practical coaching and training.
Whether you work with clients, athletes, patients or your own training, the goal is to understand flexibility well enough to think clearly about how to develop it.
Flexibility looks simple until you start asking how it actually works.
Then anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, training and human performance all enter the picture.
The Flexibility Research Membership is for people who want to understand those connections properly.
Inside, Dan examines the research, questions the ideas behind flexibility training and helps Members work out what the evidence means for practical coaching and training.
Whether you work with clients, athletes, patients or your own training, the goal is to understand flexibility well enough to think clearly about how to develop it.
Everything You Need to Study Flexibility in Depth
Your membership gives you the tools to understand flexibility properly, plus a community of professionals asking the same questions.
Courses
Study flexibility science, assessment, programming and practical application in depth.
Membership includes the world-renowned Master Flexibility Trainer course, Dan's flagship programme for professionals who want to understand flexibility coaching at an advanced level.
Webinars
Watch special lectures on research, training ideas and important questions in flexibility science.
Anyone can tell you what a study found. But few have figured out what those findings actually mean when you train living, breathing human beings. Dan will teach you how to develop that ability for yourself.
Articles
Explores research, concepts and practical problems in greater depth.
Use the articles to learn, check your training or start a discussion about questions that deserve closer examination.
Discussion Forum
Ask questions. Share ideas. Examine research. Challenge assumptions.
Talk directly with Dan and hundreds of experienced health and fitness professionals around the world.
Understanding flexibility needs more than just collecting ideas. It takes asking good questions, testing ideas and checking them with people who care about getting the answer right.
Your membership gives you the tools to understand flexibility properly, plus a community of professionals asking the same questions.
Courses
Study flexibility science, assessment, programming and practical application in depth.
Membership includes the world-renowned Master Flexibility Trainer course, Dan's flagship programme for professionals who want to understand flexibility coaching at an advanced level.
Webinars
Watch special lectures on research, training ideas and important questions in flexibility science.
Anyone can tell you what a study found. But few have figured out what those findings actually mean when you train living, breathing human beings. Dan will teach you how to develop that ability for yourself.
Articles
Explores research, concepts and practical problems in greater depth.
Use the articles to learn, check your training or start a discussion about questions that deserve closer examination.
Discussion Forum
Ask questions. Share ideas. Examine research. Challenge assumptions.
Talk directly with Dan and hundreds of experienced health and fitness professionals around the world.
Understanding flexibility needs more than just collecting ideas. It takes asking good questions, testing ideas and checking them with people who care about getting the answer right.
Study Directly with Dan Van Zandt
Dan is a writer, illustrator and educator who has been studying the science and practical application of flexibility training for almost 40 years and teaching it for over 30. A lifelong student of Bill "Superfoot" Wallace and a former world karate champion with black belts in numerous martial arts systems, Dan also possesses masters degrees in biomechanics and biological physics. He has lectured at universities around the world, including the University of Zurich and Humboldt University of Berlin, and he has taught his unique methods of flexibility-strength training at professional dance companies in Paris, Berlin, London and Rome.
By joining the Flexibility Research Membership, Dan will take you beyond just watching recorded videos. Together, you will work through the science and ask questions, dig into findings that seem difficult or contradictory and work out what the evidence actually means in real coaching situations. Bring your own observations and ideas to Dan and the wider community. The Flexibility Research Membership goes beyond just watching records. You can talk directly with Dan and work through the science together.
Dan will teach you to keep thinking, questioning and learning. As new questions come up, your understanding grows with them.
Join a Global Professional Community
Some of the best questions come from people doing the work.
Inside the Membership, you can discuss flexibility with hundreds of health and fitness professionals around the world.
Coaches, trainers and other practitioners see different problems, try different approaches and bring different expertise.
So, you get more than the research or one person's perspective. You can learn from Dan and from the accumulated experience of the whole community.
Dan is a writer, illustrator and educator who has been studying the science and practical application of flexibility training for almost 40 years and teaching it for over 30. A lifelong student of Bill "Superfoot" Wallace and a former world karate champion with black belts in numerous martial arts systems, Dan also possesses masters degrees in biomechanics and biological physics. He has lectured at universities around the world, including the University of Zurich and Humboldt University of Berlin, and he has taught his unique methods of flexibility-strength training at professional dance companies in Paris, Berlin, London and Rome.
By joining the Flexibility Research Membership, Dan will take you beyond just watching recorded videos. Together, you will work through the science and ask questions, dig into findings that seem difficult or contradictory and work out what the evidence actually means in real coaching situations. Bring your own observations and ideas to Dan and the wider community. The Flexibility Research Membership goes beyond just watching records. You can talk directly with Dan and work through the science together.
Dan will teach you to keep thinking, questioning and learning. As new questions come up, your understanding grows with them.
Join a Global Professional Community
Some of the best questions come from people doing the work.
Inside the Membership, you can discuss flexibility with hundreds of health and fitness professionals around the world.
Coaches, trainers and other practitioners see different problems, try different approaches and bring different expertise.
So, you get more than the research or one person's perspective. You can learn from Dan and from the accumulated experience of the whole community.
From Research Papers to Real Understanding
Research can tell us important things about flexibility.
It can also leave us with better questions.
Different studies test different people, methods, measurements and even different ideas of flexibility. One paper rarely, if ever, settles the issue.
The Flexibility Research Membership is a place to examine the evidence, question it and figure out what it actually tells us.
The point is to understand what's going on rather than just collect more stretching techniques.
Learn the science. Question the evidence. Think more clearly about flexibility.
Membership Includes
- Full access to Flexibility Research courses
- The Master Flexibility Trainer course
- Educational webinars
- Articles exploring flexibility science and practice
- Access to the members-only discussion forum
- Direct access to Dan
- A global community of hundreds of experienced health and fitness professionals
- Ongoing opportunities to deepen your knowledge
All for $10 a month.
Research can tell us important things about flexibility.
It can also leave us with better questions.
Different studies test different people, methods, measurements and even different ideas of flexibility. One paper rarely, if ever, settles the issue.
The Flexibility Research Membership is a place to examine the evidence, question it and figure out what it actually tells us.
The point is to understand what's going on rather than just collect more stretching techniques.
Learn the science. Question the evidence. Think more clearly about flexibility.
Membership Includes
- Full access to Flexibility Research courses
- The Master Flexibility Trainer course
- Educational webinars
- Articles exploring flexibility science and practice
- Access to the members-only discussion forum
- Direct access to Dan
- A global community of hundreds of experienced health and fitness professionals
- Ongoing opportunities to deepen your knowledge
All for $10 a month.
Who Is It For?
The Flexibility Research Membership is for people who want to understand flexibility, not just collect exercises.
That includes:
- Personal trainers
- Yoga teachers
- Strength and conditioning coaches
- Sports coaches
- Physiotherapists and health professionals
- Flexibility specialists
- Researchers and students
- Experienced athletes and trainees
- Anyone seriously curious about flexibility science
The Membership helps you build knowledge and question assumptions so you can reason more carefully about training and investigate flexibility beyond the simplified answers usually found in fitness content.•
A Serious Education in Flexibility for $10 a Month
You can spend hours hunting through papers, sorting good evidence from bad and trying to understand what it all means. You can also ask AI, a technology notorious for being confidently wrong that scrapes its answers from the bottom of the fitness influencer barrel, or worse, completely imagines them.
Or you can study the problem properly.
The Flexibility Research Membership brings courses, articles, webinars and professional discussion together in one place, by actual humans who have spent their lives studying the science and applying it with other real humans.
For $10 a month, study flexibility with Dan Van Zandt and a community of professionals interested in asking better questions and examining the evidence with sceptical curiosity and a desire to understand the subject more deeply.
The Flexibility Research Membership is for people who want to understand flexibility, not just collect exercises.
That includes:
- Personal trainers
- Yoga teachers
- Strength and conditioning coaches
- Sports coaches
- Physiotherapists and health professionals
- Flexibility specialists
- Researchers and students
- Experienced athletes and trainees
- Anyone seriously curious about flexibility science
The Membership helps you build knowledge and question assumptions so you can reason more carefully about training and investigate flexibility beyond the simplified answers usually found in fitness content.•
A Serious Education in Flexibility for $10 a Month
You can spend hours hunting through papers, sorting good evidence from bad and trying to understand what it all means. You can also ask AI, a technology notorious for being confidently wrong that scrapes its answers from the bottom of the fitness influencer barrel, or worse, completely imagines them.
Or you can study the problem properly.
The Flexibility Research Membership brings courses, articles, webinars and professional discussion together in one place, by actual humans who have spent their lives studying the science and applying it with other real humans.
For $10 a month, study flexibility with Dan Van Zandt and a community of professionals interested in asking better questions and examining the evidence with sceptical curiosity and a desire to understand the subject more deeply.
After joining the Flexibility Research Membership, you will need to create an account by clicking here. Your account will be approved by a moderator (usually takes less than 24 hours).
For membership support, including subscription management, please send an email to [email protected] and allow up to five business days for a response. When you join the Flexibility Research Membership, your subscription continues automatically. Your payment will be collected each month on the same date you originally joined and will continue until you state that you wish to cancel. By signing up for the Flexibility Research Membership, you acknowledge that access to all content is given at once and you give your express consent for the service to start immediately. You agree to waive your initial right to cancel and get a refund for that immediate period.
For membership support, including subscription management, please send an email to [email protected] and allow up to five business days for a response. When you join the Flexibility Research Membership, your subscription continues automatically. Your payment will be collected each month on the same date you originally joined and will continue until you state that you wish to cancel. By signing up for the Flexibility Research Membership, you acknowledge that access to all content is given at once and you give your express consent for the service to start immediately. You agree to waive your initial right to cancel and get a refund for that immediate period.
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