Joe Wicks started his empire handing out fitness class flyers outside of Richmond train station, now he's a multi-millionaire with a glamorous model wife and a gorgeous family.
Fairly obviously, Wicks is a qualified personal trainer and spent five years working with clients before he began to build his online empire. To be a qualified Personal Trainer you must be Register of Exercise Professionals Level 3 certified, but that qualification can be awarded as part of a sports science degree.
Fitness freak healthy eating guru Joe Wicks has ditched meat for his latest cookbook Veggie Lean In 15. "I've been a vegetarian for over a decade and am a fan of Joe Wicks's meal and fitness plans, so was pleased to see him release a veggie cookbook.
Joe is technically not a PE teacher but he has a whole host of other qualifications to be proud of and he has done plenty of work with people of all ages. Joe has also taught for three years as an online nutrition coach, saying he can transform someone's body in just 90 days.
And his surge in popularity has seen him top of the list of major sports brands who are hoping to snap Joe up in a big endorsement deal. According to The Sun, the fitness guru has both Nike and Adidas in a '£5million bidding war', with both brands hoping to snap Joe up as their new UK ambassador.
Joe and Rosie got engaged in November 2018 and they were married seven months later in June 2019. The couple first started dating in September 2016.
Over the weekend Joe Wicks, who is donating the money raised from his online PE lessons to the NHS, posted a video of himself "gowned up" and waiting for an operation on his hand. The Body Coach fractured his hand at the end of March after falling off a bike. He admitted himself into hospital on Friday.
Joe Wicks has revealed that his YouTube series PE With Joe has managed to raise more than £91,000 for the NHS amid the coronavirus pandemic. The fitness instructor announced he was going to offer free live exercise classes for young people following the closure of schools amid the nationwide lockdown.
Rather than every weekday, new workout videos will be uploaded three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to his official YouTube channel, The Body Coach TV.
Joe Wicks' Blue Peter workout
- Exercise 1 - Running on the spot. Get the heart beating with this run on the spot to limber up those legs!
- Exercise 2 - Jumping Jacks. These jumping Jacks will keep you fit, it's a full-body exercise that will certainly boost your heart rate!
- Exercise 3 - Squats.
- Exercise 4 - Punches.
- Exercise 5 - Lunge.
When running, Joe Wicks P.E lessons stream live on YouTube on weekday mornings from 9am and last for 30-minutes. Joe also shares a range of other workouts on his YouTube channel designed for people of all fitness levels.
Fitness coach Joe Wicks has said he is donating “every single penny” of the money made by his online PE sessions to the NHS. Wicks's YouTube channel, The Body Coach TV, has live fitness sessions every day at 9am, aimed at children in a bid to help them stay active while the UK is in lockdown and schools are closed.
About PE With JoeI had no idea it was going to be such a big success. On the first day of PE With Joe, more than 900,000 families tuned in around the world.
