This month · August

Lower Body & Front Splits

Real movement, nervous system support, and the tools to feel like yourself in your body again.

As little as 30 mins a few days a week 3 weeks Andria Louise Rose
Welcome

This month is all about your lower body and your front splits.

Same idea as always. One set of videos for the month, and you get better at them as you go. The progressions live inside each class, so you're not learning new choreography every week, you're getting stronger, cleaner and more mobile in the moves that actually matter.

Hips get worked from three directions this month, lower body strength, whole body strength, and front splits, then cared for on the restore day. That's the whole plan. It can honestly be 30 minutes a few days a week and still do the job, so take the structure and make it fit your real life.

How the month runs

Your three weeks

The videos don't change. You do. That's the point.

1

Meet the moves

Try each option with me, pick the ones that suit your body today, and write them down. No rush, no ranking.

2

Push a little

Same classes, a bit more from you. More reps, cleaner form, or the next option up. Your body knows what's coming now.

3

Test moving up

When you're getting sixteen to eighteen good reps of an option, that's your sign to try the next one, not before. Some you'll level up, some you'll hold. Both are right.

The classes

Your week, session by session

Do them in the order that suits you. Most sessions are self paced, so watch the run through, then repeat the moves two to three times and finish with a stretch. Or pause after each strength drill and do it to your own max, resting five seconds between rounds. That second way is the one that builds real strength, so pick it if fast progress is what you're after.

Mon · StrengthLower body · 30 min

Lower body strength

This is the focus of the month, so it's the one to really sink into. The class starts after the intro at 5:20. After the warm up we run through the moves together, you try each one, choose the options you're going to do, and write them on your printable. Once you've done it once, you can skip the explanation and jump straight to the moves at 8:10.

You'll need: a theraband, circle bands (or your theraband tied in a loop), ankle weights, a heavier weight for squats, and water. To make it easier: drop the ankle weights and the squat weight. To make it longer: pause after the round we do together and repeat it. Prep your kit before you start, put the lat pull band up first.

What's in the class

  • Warm up plus a run through of the moves (after the first time, skip to 8:10)
  • Plank · wall, then low thigh, then opposite arm and leg off the ground
  • Kneeling swimmers · into standing bird dog, into deadlift with band or weight
  • Squat · with support, then a normal L shape, then arse to grass
  • Core · invert prep reverse crunch, then add an ankle weight
  • Lat pull downs · deep dive the Pulls folder first if you want to
  • Clamshells · standing and lying (hip strength is what gives you clean choppers, straddles and the like)
Tue · CardioBoxing · 28 min · no bag needed

Boxing basics

New to this? Watch the boxing explainer first. It's a one off, about 27 minutes, and it sets you up so the class actually makes sense. Then follow along with Boxing Basics Class 1. The drills are usually explained as we go. This is an early class, and the early ones are meant to be done in order. Even in a real boxing gym you stick with the basics until they feel natural, so stay with it until it's easy. The more complex combinations come later, and they land better once the foundation is there.

To get more out of it: weighted gloves bring more bang for your buck. You can loop a theraband behind your back and hold the ends for resistance too, though it's a bit awkward, and the moves plus the progressions I give are plenty on their own.
Wed · StrengthWhole body · 30 min

Whole body strength

Everything gets a turn here. Same kit as the lower body day, a band or weight, ankle weights when you're ready, and a mat. Follow along and choose your options as we go.

What's in the class

  • Plank
  • Rear delt fly · standing, then hip hinge
  • Crunches · then add ankle weights and lift the shoulders
  • Squats · add weight when you're ready
  • Rows · standing, then hip hinge
  • Glute bridges
  • Stretch to finish
Thu · FlexFront splits · 55 min

Front splits

This one is a proper follow along, so I won't spell out every move, just come with me. It's the longest session of the week, so if 55 minutes is too much on a given day, do what you can and stop without guilt, or split it in two. Your splits will thank you either way.

You'll need: a mat, a theraband, and a chair or door handle.
Fri · Restor repeat the focus

Rest, or go again

A real rest day is part of the training, not a gap in it. Take it if your body wants it. If you're keen and feeling good, this is a fine day to repeat the lower body class and put a bit more into your chosen options.

Sat · Fun daymove for joy

Fun day

Not optional softness. Movement that feels joyful trains your nervous system too, and it's half the reason any of this sticks. Dance, play on the pole, walk somewhere green, do the thing your body actually wants. That counts.

Sun · RestoreSomatic hip care · 14 min

Somatic hip care

After a month of working your hips from three directions, this is the care. A gentle, guided somatic session of pelvic tilts, hip lifts, toe shifts and heel rocks, all designed to strengthen what needs strengthening and relax what needs relaxing. The toe and heel shifts, for example, release the inner hip right where the femur joins inside the socket. Gentle, and it does a lot.

Come find us on Discord

This is where the check ins happen, where the live chat lives, where live classes get announced, and where you can find a training buddy. It's the easiest way to not do this alone.

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Good to know

Why the videos repeat

It's deliberate, and it isn't just about the exercises.

Down for three seconds, hold, breathe, up for three seconds, and once you're getting sixteen to eighteen reps with good form, that's when you move to the next option, not before. That kind of progress only happens when your body already knows the movement. I've also spent a lot of my career with exhausted mums and neurodivergent folks, and consistency isn't a nice to have for them, it's what lets them learn safely and eventually train on their own. So the structure stays the same on purpose. You get to stop surviving each session and start owning it.

A few things before you press play

There's no music in the videos. My mic doesn't pick it up cleanly, so play your own in the background if you want some.

The sound isn't always perfect. I'm getting a proper fitness mic sorted, and if a take was genuinely bad I've refilmed it.

When I walk off screen, keep going. I'm still instructing, I've just moved to show you the next angle or set something up.

Kit

What you'll need

Essential

A mat, a theraband, water, and a wall or floor for planks.

Useful

A circle band (or your theraband tied in a loop), ankle weights for when you're ready, a heavier weight for squats, and a chair or door handle for the splits work.

For boxing

No bag needed. Weighted gloves if you've got them, they bring more bang for your buck.

Tips to make it stick

A real note from me

A lot of these classes are filmed in my studio, by myself, with a real dog and a real life in the background. That's part of the point. I'm not performing fitness, I'm teaching it. I've been working in movement for over 25 years. Trust the work.

This is a beta version. I've made something I believe in, fiercely, but the tech isn't the best yet because it's new. The idea is we do the thing, we prove it works, and then more people get involved. In time there'll be more teachers on board too, which means more variety.

You'll also see I don't look the healthiest right now. I've been sick for a long time and I'm on the road back. I was very advanced in pole and fitness and I'm just as passionate about sharing it. I teach a few classes a week and film some of them so I can keep building this library without exhausting myself. When a take is really bad, sound especially, I refilm it.

A few things people ask

Questions

Which option should I pick?

I always teach the easiest option first, so start there with me. If you're comfortably hitting sixteen to eighteen reps of what I've given you, that's your sign to try the next one up. If you're not there yet, stay put. There's no rush and no ranking.

The boxing day mentions an explainer, what's that?

There are short safety and set up videos before some sessions, and they matter. Shadow boxing on its own is a genuinely solid workout and will get your heart rate up, just don't fling your arms around like a baby bird. Engage everything and make it count. The video is labelled "boxing explainer" wherever you find it.

What's the restore day actually doing?

Our bodies hold a lot of tension, from stress and from training, and they need time to be nurtured and reset. This month the restore work is somatic hip care, which is the perfect partner to a month spent working the hips hard. It strengthens the small stuff and relaxes what's been gripping. My in person students tend to feel more relaxed and mobile after the somatic sessions specifically, so give it real attention and see what your body tells you.

Do I actually need to use the tracker?

Only if you want to. Some people love tracking and some don't, both are fine. If you do, it's not just about weight, measurements tell a fuller story, and if numbers aren't your thing at all, resting heart rate is a good one to watch instead since it tends to drop as you get fitter. Track whatever's useful and skip the rest.

Can I ask for something specific to be made?

Yes, always. There's an end of month survey where you can tell me your wins, your struggles, and what you'd like to see more of. That same email has a link to book a call with me directly, if you need a proper pep talk, or a bit of a kick.

Track your progress

Trackers

Print them, handwrite your results as you go, and watch how far you travel over the month. They're pre filled, you just add your numbers. Mark any move you want to photograph with a "T" for track. New to the tracker? Here's how to use it.

Strength tracker

Print and track your sets, reps and progressions week to week. This is your main sheet for the month.

Open tracker

Just want a tick off?

If you only want an "I've done it" tick each day, make a copy of the printable calendar instead.

Open calendar

The front splits session is a follow along, so there's nothing to track there, just show up and stretch. Want to track other things too, like muscle mass, weight or measurements? All the printables live here.

For polers: pole skills worth tracking

Three weeks of showing up. What a win!

Whether you did all of it or part of it, you stepped in the right direction. Consistent movement is something a lot of people talk about and not many actually do. You did. The strength and mobility you've built this month is a real foundation, for pole, for your splits, for life.

If you want to keep going, the membership gives you everything on the platform: more classes, follow along sessions, tailored plans, and a community of real people doing this work. Join for the month, stay if it feels right, leave if it doesn't. No lock ins, no pressure.

Glad you were here.