tom longo

certified instructor and stretchworks founder
west coast director, meridian flexibility system

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Tom teaches:
- classes and workshops in Resistance Flexibility & Strength
- private sessions in Resistance Flexibility & Strength

Tom specialises in:
- custom flexibility training
- diet and nutrition counseling
- cross training & sport-specific flexibility programs
- personal development & life balance

Tom works with both general audiences and serious athletes. Tom was flexibility trainer to Dara Torres, winner of two Gold and three Bronze medals for swimming in the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Tom accompanied Dara to the Olympic Swim Trials, Olympic Training Camp, and then on to Sydney for the Olympic Games. For Dara, Tom provided flexibility training, injury prevention and correction, as well as nutritional counseling.

From 1992 to 1999, Tom trained and taught at The Meridian Stretching Center in Boston. He works closely with Bob Cooley, developer of The Meridian Flexibility System, to continually develop and refine the system. He assists Bob in creating and instructing the Teacher Certification Program for the System.

Tom takes the mystery out of stretching, using strong communication skills and an innate understanding of how to create leverage in stretches. His knowledge encompasses extensive study of the human structure, flexibility and strength training, and personality theory, plus over ten years of practical experience. Uniting these with his own creative passion for health, he helps others recapture their innate flexibility and strength as well as physical and emotional excellence.

Tom stretches to strengthen and develop his body, to support his athletic abilities, and to advance himself both physically and mentally. His favorite areas of study include diet and nutrition, physical health, and spiritual and emotional development. He loves to share this knowledge with clients for a more rounded and balanced program.

Tom is the computer-modeling specialist behind Bob Cooley's research into computer analysis of human range of motion. His credentials include a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and over ten years of computer modeling experience at firms such as Andersen Consulting.