Stretching doesn’t have to be forced. Reciprocal inhibition is the mechanism that creates length in the body when opposing muscles contract. It’s how the body is designed to “stretch” naturally, without pulling on tissues passively. You can try to create this effect in isolation, or you can integrate it across the entire system. When movement is organized correctly, opposing muscle groups coordinate together, producing functional mobility instead of disconnected flexibility. By training in relation to the FP First 4, reciprocal inhibition becomes integrated into how you move, so range is created through control, not compensation. #functionalpatterns #stretchcorrectly #reciprocalinhibition