Joe Wicks takes a bow and duck walks out for a well deserved rest

Way back in the last week of March lockdown started in England. The government told us to stay home and schools were closed. As a family we decided to try out an advertised HIIT workout programme which would be streaming live on YouTube, Body Coach TV.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/joe-wicks-pe-workout-live-youtube-free-online-body-coach-a9463841.html

We tuned in on that first day and were introduced to PE with Joe and the HIIT workout. 
As a family we whole heartedly jumped in. The guy, Joe, was engaging and enthusiastic. It was hard.  Three days later we could hardly walk up and down the stairs. Joe told the nation that was normal. He told us this was because the muscles were being worked and that it was temporary and we would get stronger.

He was right. 

By the end of the week we could walk again and we were getting used to the exercises. A month in and Joe Wicks had become a national phenomenon. He was being talked about on the radio and TV. People used his name as a synonym for exercising. 
He had also introduced us to his family with his wife and kids joining him on screen. 
I noticed something was happening, I was getting trimmer and stronger. My resting heart rate had dropped below 60 and the exercises were becoming easier. I was getting fit. I could do more press-ups and hold a sumo squat... I didn’t even know what that was before!
The Body Coach had anticipated this. The workouts got harder, they included the dreaded duck walks and were more intense, longer times with shorter rest periods and finishing with a 5 minute abs exercise. 
During this time Joe’s media presence increased he made it to Desert Island Discs and the Observer Magazine where we learnt about his life and childhood. He raised money for the NHS and showed what a decent, determined man he is. 
So, now after 19 weeks and over 78 sessions, and £580k raised for charity today was the last live PE with Joe (for the time being) before he gets on his motorbike and tours Scotland. 
He leaves behind him thousands of people around the globe who are fitter and healthier. He has been a stable, positive constant throughout the global pandemic and I would suggest just as important and remarkable as the amazing Captain Tom. 
Joe deserves a medal and a knighthood. 
Happy holiday Joe, thanks for the abs and the serotonin rush. I have as you have suggested subscribed to your YouTube channel so when you post a new session I can get involved. Until then I will pick my favourites to continue to keep active. 
One thing before you go, I never want to see your duck walk biased wheel of fortune again. 

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