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CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
Resistance Flexibility and Strength Training (RFST)®
and The Meridian Flexibility System (MFS)®
Bob Cooley and Certified Trainers and Interns

Introductory Presentation

Includes:
     1. Principles of RFST and MFS
     2. Sample Quadriceps and Hamstring Resistance Stretches
     3. Sample Self and Assisted Stretches
     4. Strength Gains from Increases in Resistance Flexibility
     5. Physiological and Psychological Concomitances
     6. Certification Programs —Structure, Testing and Costs
     7. Application Procedures
     8. On-Line Referrals and Medical Support
     9. Organic Product Distributorship Potential

Copyright Clause: Resistance Flexibility and Strength Training® and The Meridian Flexibility System® are registered service marks. Use of these service marks is prohibited without expressed written permission by Bob Cooley.

Program 1 — Resistance Flexibility and Strength Training (RFST)® and The Meridian Flexibility System (TMFS)
(Prerequisite for all other programs)
     6 hours           Cost: $250

I. Principles of RFST and MFS
     1. Resistance Strength Training (RST) versus Resistance Flexibility Training (RFT)
     2. Interdependence of Strength and Flexibility
     3. Principle of Limitation
     4. RFST versus other stretching modalities.

II. Sixteen Types of Stretches — The Energy Series®
     1. Beginner Self-Stretches for Classroom Instruction
     2. Intermediate Self-Stretches for Classroom Instruction

III. 16 Meridian-Muscle Groups
     1. Action versus Stretch; Origin versus Insertion
     2. Balancing Muscle Groups

IV. Classroom versus Private Session format
     1. Disclaimers and Insurance

V. Program 1 Instructional Manual and Testing

VI. Preview of Program 2 — Assisted Stretches for Trainers

Benefits:
     1. On-Line Classroom and Personal Training Referral
     2. On-Line Support and/or Instant Support
         1st month free (thereafter $25/$100 per month)
     3. Organic Product Distributorship
     4. Future CEU credits

Program 2 —Assisted Resistance Stretches for Trainers
(Must have completed Program 1)
     6 hours           Cost: $250

I. Principles of Assisted RFST Stretches
     1. Review Program 1—Resistance Flexibility and Strength Training (RFST);
         Interdependence of Strength and Flexibility; Principle of Limitation;
         Balancing Muscle Groups
     2. Starting/Stopping; Speed; Force; Direction; Range
     3. Strength and Stretch Pathways— “Path of Least Resistance” and
         “Path of Greatest Resistance”

II. Sixteen Types of Assisted Stretches — The Energy Series®
     1. Lower and Upper Body Assisted Stretches
     2. Meridian Stretch Board® and Cable Machines for RFST

III. 16 Meridian-Muscle Groups
     1. Origin and Insertion and Balancing Muscle Groups
     2. Action in three planes: FL/EX; AB/AD; IN/OU
     3. East meets West

IV. Private Session Ethics and Confidentiality
     1. Physical, Spiritual, Emotional and Psychological

V. Program 2 Instructional Manual and Testing

VI. Preview of Program 3— Physiological Benefits of RFST
     Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Concomitance

Benefits:
     1. On-Line Classroom and Personal Training Referral
     2. On-Line Support and/or Instant Support
         1st month free (thereafter $25-$100/month )
     3. Organic Product Distributorship
     4. Future CEU credits

Further Programs:

All Programs are offered in sets; the first program is always a prerequisite for the second in that set. Program 1 and 2 are prerequisites for all other programs.

Completion of each set of Programs gives permission for the healthcare practitioner to advertise themselves as a Resistance Flexibility and Strength Training Intern. After completion of Program 10 healthcare practitioners qualify to be hired by The Meridian Stretching Center to offer Certification Programs and to be referred to Professional and Olympic Athletes.

Certification RFST Intern (Beginner) — Physiological Benefits
     Prerequisite: Program 1 and 2
     Program 3: Physiological Benefits of RFST and MFS
     Program 4: Traditional Chinese Medicine Concomitance

Certification RFST Intern (Intermediate) — Psychological Benefits
     Prerequisite Program 1 and 2
     Program 5: Psychological Benefits from RFST and MFS
     Program 6: Genetic Personality Types (GPT)

Certification RFST Intern (Advanced) — Analysis
     Prerequisite: Program 1- 6
     Program 7: Self-Diagnosis and Biomechanical Analysis
     Program 8: Working with Professional, Olympic Athletes

Certification RFST — (Mastery)
     Prerequisite: Programs 1-8
     Program 9: The Meridian Flexibility System
     Program 10: Certification

WARNING: ALL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED ONLY BY CERTIFIED MERIDIAN FLEXIBILITY TRAINERS AND INTERNS APPROVED THROUGH THE MERIDIAN STRETCHING CENTER.

Any presentations of RFST or TMFS not approved by The Meridian Stretching Center is in strict violation of copyright and trademark laws. All rights reserved by The Meridian Stretching Center.