What stretching actually does to your body ft. Sofie Dossi

Sofie has an exceptionally high level of motor control and proprioception.  Neurologically, Sofie uses sensory input to generate the appropriate levels of force throughout her body via the muscular system to move her skeletal system.  From a physics perspective, the skeletal system are levers and muscles are pullys which are controlled by the nervous system.  Movement is a skill that everyone can and should improve.  Another way to look at it is when your body executes a move correctly, it is coordinated movement.  If your body doesn’t execute a move correctly, it is uncoordinated.  Movement skills and attributes are acquired through motor learning and practice.  Sofie is unusually hypermobile and I wouldn’t suggest any of the contortionist positions which could be unsafe for most people.  But everyone can improve the way they move.  And you could certainly learn the move you attempted at the end of the video.