astronomy

Joe Wicks (coach)

Joe Wicks (coach) is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Joe Wicks (coach) rather than just read about it. In short: Joseph Trevor Wicks (born 21 September 1985), also known as The Body Coach, is a British fitness coach, television presenter, social media personality and author. His fitness method uses High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) workouts.

Key takeaways

Joe Wicks (coach) belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Reproduce the core statement of Joe Wicks (coach) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Joseph Trevor Wicks (born 21 September 1985), also known as The Body Coach, is a British fitness coach, television presenter, social media personality and author. His fitness method uses High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) workouts. Starting off by posting 15-second recipe videos on social media, Wicks grew his brand to become one of the most followed fitness accounts on Instagram and YouTube. His first published cookbook Lean in 15: 15-minute meals was a best-seller in 2015, having sold over 900,000 copies. He has created a "90 Day Plan" with workouts and meals with portions tailored to the individual. Wicks was awarded a Guinness World Record for "most viewers for a fitness workout live stream on YouTube", after achieving over 950,000 viewers on 24 March 2020 for his second live stream.

Early life Wicks was born in Epsom, Surrey to Gary Wicks, a roofer, and Raquel Mosquera, a social worker of Spanish and Italian descent. He grew up on a council estate in Ewell with his parents and two brothers, Nikki and George. Wicks attended Blenheim High School in Epsom, Surrey and NESCOT technology college in Ewell. He went on to study sports science at St Mary's University in Twickenham.

Career Wicks worked as a teaching assistant after completing his sports science degree. After realising it was not his ideal job, he became a personal trainer for the next five years. In 2012, he appeared as a contestant on the Channel 4 game show The Bank Job. He went out first after being the only player left in the vault when the time ran out. A segment on Channel 4 named Joe Wicks: The Body Coach aired in 2016 with Wicks as the presenter. As of 2020 there have been 3 episodes. Wicks launched a range of kitchenware in 2018. In 2024, Wicks caused controversy by saying that ADHD is caused by diet.

Online presence Wicks began to gain traction for his fitness- and nutrition-related content on social media. In 2014 he began posting videos to Instagram relating to workouts and nutrition advice. He has amassed over 4.7 million followers on his Instagram account. He launched a website called The Body Coach where he sells his kitchenware and a range of fitness/nutrition plans. Wicks has been recognised by several major publications, such as Harper's Bazaar, Elle UK and Forbes for his online fitness efforts.

YouTube He began posting fitness content to his YouTube channel, named 'The Body Coach TV', in 2014. His first video garnered over 6 million views. The channel has amassed over 2.7 million subscribers and more than 282 million views. Wicks also topped both the YouTube charts as the number one trending and breakout creator of the year. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he began "PE with Joe" on YouTube to try to help children stay active; this livestream had a wide impact and was viewed by over a million users worldwide. The first stream occurred on 23 March and ended almost one year later, on 5 March. For this, he was awarded his MBE in the Birthday Honours of 2020. He is a Channel 4 television presenter with his own show The Body Coach. On 28 January 2023 Joe Wicks hosted a 5K fun run at Nonsuch Park. It was attended by celebrities including fellow YouTube personalities Matthew Houghton and Alex Gurteen.

Books In 2015, Wicks published a cookbook named Lean in 15: The Shift Plan which sold 77,000 copies in its opening week. He released a further two books in the Lean in 15 series, including Lean in 15: The Shape Plan, released 2016 and "Lean in 15: The Sustain Plan", also in 2016. Since the success of the Lean in 15 series, Wicks has published several more cookbooks.

Charity In November 2020, Wicks completed a 24-hour workout challenge which raised over £2 million for Children in Need. Blue Peter awarded him a Gold Blue Peter Badge as a thank you on behalf of Children in Need. In June 2021, Wicks became Patron of The Amber Foundation, a youth homeless charity. Surrey-born Wicks first became aware of The Amber Foundation after his mother, a social worker, started to work with some of the residents at their site near Dorking in Surrey. Since then, Wicks has visited the centre on a number of occasions, donating fitness equipment and giving advice on physical activity and nutrition.

Television In January 2025, Wicks appeared as an investor on British product-pitching reality show Dragons' Den. In October 2025, Wicks appeared in the Channel 4 documentary Joe Wicks: Licensed to Kill in which he created a protein bar from legal ingredients he claimed were dangerous. This received criticism from sectors within the UK food and wellbeing industries as fear-mongering.

Personal life Wicks married former glamour model Rosie Jones in June 2019. Together they have four children—a daughter born July 2018, a son born December 2019, a second daughter born September 2022 and a second son born June 2024. They live in Kingston upon Thames.

Bibliography

References

External links Joe Wicks at IMDb Joe Wicks Meal Plan Official website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Joe Wicks (coach)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Joe Wicks (coach) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Joe Wicks (coach) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Joe Wicks (coach) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Joe Wicks (coach)

In research: Joe Wicks (coach) appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Joe Wicks (coach) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Joe Wicks (coach) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1985 births, Alumni of St Mary's University, Twickenham, Diet food advocates, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Joe Wicks (coach) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Joe Wicks (coach) matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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