At Stretch Zone Birmingham, you can relieve soreness, increase flexibility, improve your range of motion, and boost your athletic performance.
The certified practitioners at Stretch Zone, located in the Patchwork Farms Shopping Center in Vestavia Hills, customize programs to meet your unique fitness goals and help you lead a more active, fulfilling life.
Coming to Stretch Zone for stretching is far more beneficial than going it alone, says co-owner Beth Marlowe, a Vestavia Hills native.
“When you have someone do it for you who knows the stretches and knows the muscles, it feels different and is more effective,” she says.
Coming to Stretch Zone is “a whole experience,” she says. “It’s something everyone needs to try. We don’t stretch enough in our daily lives.”
Using the Stretch Zone Method, practitioners gradually help you increase your range of motion and use your nervous system to achieve lasting flexibility.
With patented strapping equipment, the staff follows specific protocols to properly position clients and maximize the effectiveness of each stretch.
“We do all the work for you, and the customer leaves feeling better than when they walked in,” Beth says.
Clients only need half-hour time slots to make progress.
“They feel really different in that 30-minute window,” Beth says. “You have more circulation in your body. If you have a pain in your neck, for example, it might go away or feel better. You get a sense your lifestyle has improved, and you can go conquer the day.”
The staff at the facility is highly trained.
“Most of them have gone to school in disciplines like physiology or kinesiology and understand anatomy,” Beth says. “They’ve worked with sports teams or played sports. Most are personal trainers. All are certified through Stretch Zone.”
Beth, who graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in 2006, has 12 years of experience in massage therapy and personal training.
Stretch Zone Birmingham also offers a fun, laid-back vibe that makes sessions enjoyable and stress-free.
“Everyone is friendly and down to earth,” Beth says. “We don’t know a stranger. It has that good old Southern family feel to it.”
Stretch Zone Birmingham opened in 2017. Beth has been with the company since 2018 and became owner — along with her husband, Kevin “Cheeto” Marlowe — in 2024.
Beth and her husband live in Chelsea, but she retains a deep connection to Vestavia Hills.
“My mom and dad still live in the same house where I grew up,” she says.
Vestavia Hills is “a great community,” Beth says. “It’s like a small town — very family-oriented, with friendly people.”
It’s gratifying to work at Stretch Zone and see clients make progress, Beth says.
“You see a 14-year-old athlete coming off an injury or surgery, and he achieves a better range of motion with his baseball swing,” she says. “Our oldest client is 101, and her ultimate goal was to improve her mobility and to feel 91, and she’s done just that. It’s all walks of life, ages 14 and older, and it’s gratifying to see what impact we make on each individual who walks in our doors.”
Clients get real results at Stretch Zone.
“If you stay with it, you can tell a difference quickly,” Beth says.
