"Born in Epsom in 1985, Joe Wicks is a health and fitness coach and author. He studied sports science at St Mary's University and started posting recipes and workouts on social media in 2014, while working as a personal trainer. His Lean in 15 videos went viral, leading to a bestselling publishing career. During the pandemic, Wicks hosted daily livestreamed PE lessons, raised more than 1m for charity and earned an MBE. His 13th book, Protein In 15, is out now."
"As I grew up, my diet consisted of ultra-processed foods like potato waffles, baked beans, spaghetti hoops, crispy pancakes and frozen pies. There wasn't a lot of fruit and veg at home, but I had unlimited access to a cupboard full of chocolate, crisps, Iced Gems and Wagon Wheels. I would raid it as soon as I came in from school. Even as an adult, I really struggle to eat junk food in moderation."
"I was definitely an anxious little kid. As well as Dad's addiction, Mum had her own mental health issues eating disorders, anxiety and OCD. We had a very clean house it was like an Ikea showroom. She was strict about everything I'd get told off if I didn't put my shoes in the cupboard or hadn't made my bed in the morning. It felt like most days I'd come in from school and she would be deep-cleaning"
Joe Wicks was born in Epsom in 1985 and studied sports science at St Mary's University. He began posting recipes and workouts on social media in 2014 while working as a personal trainer. His Lean in 15 videos went viral and launched a bestselling publishing career. During the pandemic he hosted daily livestreamed PE lessons, raised over £1m for charity and received an MBE. He released his 13th book, Protein In 15. He grew up in a one-bedroom council flat with limited nutrition, parental addiction and mental-health challenges in the household, and continues to struggle with junk-food moderation.
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