Whether you're trying to get back into your pre-baby jeans, want to get stronger and future-proof your body or want to give your mental health a boost, there's no denying that regular exercise can be good for both body and mind. But finding time to exercise can be almost as challenging as the exercise itself. If you’re looking to start exercising but are pushed for time and the thought of stepping inside a gym is a step too far, then you need to introduce a Joe Wicks home workout into your life.
Offering some of the best pregnancy exercises and the best home workouts for mums, the social media workout superstar has been bringing his trademark cheeky charm to our living rooms since 2014. He's transformed millions of people’s lives through his free workouts, healthy recipes and cook books, and let's not forget he also kept many of us (and our children) physically active and mentally sane throughout Covid lockdowns.
A Joe Wicks home workout focuses on high intensity interval training (HIIT), which involves multiple interval exercises over a short period of time with little downtime. For example, your whole workout may be 20 minutes and within that time frame you do four rounds of five exercises for 40 seconds each with a 20 second rest period. It’s a brilliant form of exercise for burning lots of calories in a short space of time. in fact, one study has even revealed that HIIT can burn up to 30 percent more calories than resistance training.
To help you get started, we’ve rounded up some of The Body Coach's best workout videos for all ages and abilities. Whether you’re pregnant, a mum, or need postnatal exercises, there’s a Joe Wicks workout for you.
Joe Wicks 10 minute workouts
Abs workout
Full body workout
Cardio and abs
Intense Tabata-style workout
Joe Wicks 15 minute workouts
Ultimate beginners workout
Home fat burner
15 moves 15 minutes
Legs, bum and tum
Joe Wicks 25 minute workout
Cardio and abs
Dumbbell workout
Legs and bum
Intermediate low impact HIIT
Joe Wicks pregnancy workouts
Along with his wife Rosie, these Joe Wicks pregnancy workouts make it easier to stay fit during pregnancy.
15 minute pregnancy workout
20 minute pregnancy safe bodyweight workout
Joe Wicks workouts for seniors
This is one of Joe Wicks’ latest video series aimed at the elderly, but it could be suitable if you’re pregnant or have just given birth and are in need of a lower impact workout. Just don’t forget to check with your GP or midwife if you’re unsure.
Full body workout
Chair-based workout
Low impact and low intensity workout
Joe Wicks workout for kids
The dad-of-two kept children entertained and moving throughout the lockdowns with ‘Joe Wicks’ PE challenge’ and his ‘Kids workouts’. Here we round up a few...
5 minute move
Beginners workout
PE with Joe
Active 8 minutes
Joe Wicks menopause workout
If perimenopausal symptoms are starting to show, Joe Wicks menopause workout can help you to rebuild muscle and bone strength which can be vital at this stage in your life.
Menopause strength workout 1/2
Menopause strength workout 2/2
About the author
Bryony Firth-Bernard graduated from the University of Gloucestershire with a first in Journalism and went on to work as a reporter at Heart Radio West before becoming the lifestyle intern across Good Housekeeping, Prima and Red magazine. She then worked as a digital writer for Mother&Baby and Yours.co.uk before moving on to work for a fitness brand. Her hobbies include hitting the weights in the gym and going to pole fitness (where she gets countless bruises). On the weekend she loves whipping up new recipes in the kitchen and spending time with her friends and family.