What is OHF and what does it actually do for you?

Operation Human First is a training and education platform built to help you rebuild how your body moves—and recalibrate the systems that determine how well it adapts, recovers, and performs.

Kinstretch is a core component. But OHF is not a single method or modality. It is a human optimization system designed to help you understand your body, brain, and nervous system as a whole—so you can stop guessing and start moving forward with improved clarity.

At a Surface Level…

OHF is designed to help you:

• Improve how your body moves and feels day to day

• Regain a sense of control over how your body evolves with time

• Improve joint health, tissue capacity, neurological control, strength, mobility, flexibility, and resilience

But that’s only the visible layer.

Your Body Is a System

Your body does not exist in isolated parts—it functions as an interconnected system.

To truly function at a high level, you need:

• Physical freedom & tissue capacity in your joints

• Resilience to stress in training & in life

• A flexible autonomic nervous system that can adapt & recover
  A fueling strategy that supports health, performance, and recovery

• A brain trained for discipline, motivation, & consistency

OHF exists to help fill the gap in an industry and system that is busy looking at the body through pigeon holes rather than as an interconnected system.

Doing so allows people to stop “spinning their tires”, finally connect the dots, & take steps towards thriving physically.

What does the name Operation Human First mean?

Four years ago, I changed the name from Kinstretch with Alex to Operation Human First. This wasn’t a rebrand—it was a realignment with what the platform had become.

Yes, Kinstretch remains a core component. But OHF has evolved into something far deeper.

“Human First” reflects the belief that we are humans before we are clients, diagnoses, or data points.

On a physical level, modern life is stripping many of us of fundamental human qualities, including:

• Joint function & useable range of motion

• Tissue capacity & quality

• Neurological control & body awareness

• The ability to breathe, walk, run, and move in ways that our bodies were built for

OHF exists to help you restore what’s been lost to injury, disconnection, & modern life.

Beyond the Physical

We are not just moving bodies—we are adaptable, dynamic humans.

Operation Human First is also about supporting other humans on their journey towards better health.

Humans used to travel in tribes and learn from each other. OHF is my way of ensuring that anyone in my tribe benefits from my own education and experiences.

Inside OHF you can expect:

• Thoughtful & detailed responses

• Real communication— directly from me

• Education that prioritizes clarity & depth without overcomplicating

• Classes & content that value authenticity over unrealistic standards

Every human in OHF will always be treated as a human, first.

That is what Operation Human First truly is.

The “Who” Behind Operation Human First:

Background & Education

My first job in the human performance and rehabilitation space was in 2013 where I trained University athletes and general public in the Human Performance Center at my local University.

Since then I’ve accumulated over a decade of experience working with clients to help them improve how well they move and feel every day.

I operate my own physical therapy clinic in Canada where I have my Kinstretch studio and I have nearly a decade of experience running my own practice as a physical therapist, Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist, and Kinstretch instructor.

University Degrees:

• Physical Therapy & Kinesiology - University of Saskatchewan

Relevant Post-Graduate Education:

• Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist - FRCms

• Kinstretch Instructor - FRS

• Functional Range Systems Internal Strength Model FRSC

• Functional Range Assessment - FRAs

• Functional Range Release Practitioner - FR

• Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology: CSEP-CPT

• Postural Restoration Institute Certifications:

  • Postural Respiration

  • Myokinematic Restoration

  • Pelvic Restoration

  • Impingement & Instability

  • Cervical Revolution
    

Remember, certifications and degrees are simply expensive pieces of paper. It’s what you DO with those things that makes them valuable. And, that is what you’ll see in OHF.

If you want to know the details about my background, just contact me.

Yours in strength,

Alex

That would be me - Alex Murphy.

The short story is that I created this platform because so many people around the world on Instagram asked me to after attending live Kinstretch classes with me. And, because I care and want to help the people in the position that I spent so much time in.

While my physical therapy schedule almost always has me booked out months in advance, the pandemic gifted me the time and space I needed to finally sit down and create what my non-local people had been requesting - that being OHF.

I’ve now been operating OHF for the better part of a decade and I’m so grateful to every human that requested this as it has allowed me to connect with so many incredible people and I’m honored to be a part of each person’s journey.

These days, you’ll find me working full-time at my physical therapy clinic in Canada during the day, and spending the in-between hours right here in OHF, training, programming, creating, and answering your messages. Or just living life, usually with an espresso or croissant in hand.