COVID-19: ‘Nation’s PE teacher’ Joe Wicks on his year of online workouts

In This Story: COVID-19

Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.

Symptoms of coronavirus

The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

• a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
• a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
• shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)

Latest News about Covid-19

Below are stories from around the globe related to the 2020 outbreak of novel Coronavirus – since the WHO gave the Covid-19 naming. Most recent items are posted nearest the top.

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In This Story: Joe Wicks

Joe Wicks, otherwise known as “The Body Coach“, is a British fitness coach, TV presenter and author. His fitness method uses short intense High Intensity Interval Training workouts. He achieved real widespread fame during the novel coronavirus pandemic, for his “PE With Joe” YouTube series.

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In This Story: Lockdown

During the 2020 Covid-19 epidemic, lockdown has come to mean the practice of attempting to control transmission of the virus by means of restricting people’s movement and activities on a broad scale, usually on a national or state-wide basis.

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In This Story: PE With Joe

Joe Wicks live streamed daily PE With Joe sessions via YouTube during the 2020 Covid-19 shutdown, amassing a huge global following. The series returned in January 2021, after UK Government announced another, similar, lockdown in Britain.

The series features daily 30 minute workouts aimed at all levels of fitness, in an effort to inspire people to continue to exercise from home.

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