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JOE WICKS BOOK SIGNING
On 13th January, Birkenhead School and
Linghams Booksellers in Heswall welcomed
fitness coach, TV presenter and author, Joe
Wicks, to the Wirral on his Veggie Lean in 15
book tour. Joe Wicks, otherwise known as The
Body Coach, spoke to a full audience, who had
travelled far and wide to listen to Joe talk about
his Lean in 15 approach to diet and fitness.
Joe started out as a personal trainer, sharing his
short intense high intensity internal training
(HIIT) and 15 second recipe videos on social
media. In just three years, he has transformed
his personal training business into one of the
biggest personal fitness brands, selling over 3
million books and building a strong following
on social media, with 2.4 million people
following him on Instagram alone.
Joe’s passion for helping others to achieve their
goals was undeniable and one of the many
highlights of the talk was when he recognised
a member of the audience, Tom, who had taken
part in his 90 day plan and asked him to share
his own personal story.
It was opportune that Joe was talking at a
school, because he is now looking to develop
a television series focusing on fitness in British
schools during the course of this year. Joe spoke
about the importance of fitness on mental health
which is something that Birkenhead School
looks to instil from a young age as part of the
School’s extensive co-curricular programme.
Paul Vicars, Headmaster at Birkenhead School,
who is running the London Marathon in aid of
Claire House, also took the opportunity to ask
the Bodycoach for some training advice before
he completes the marathon in April.
Another great event from Linghams
Booksellers. You can visit linghams.co.uk to
see which other high-profile authors will be
visiting Wirral soon.
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