Joe Wicks Training with the Family Morning
Designed by Bearmore
Inspired by Joe WicksWhen you’re all going your separate ways in the morning.
Get the family moving and fed before the day's logistics start, but do it together. Joe Wicks's family morning has HIIT with the kids, prepare breakfast, and then eat the meal together, some time for gratitude, and a walk outside.
The runsheet
Body Coach HIIT
HIITTwenty minutes of bodyweight HIIT, the format Joe built the channel on. Kids can join in at their own pace; that's the point. Pick a Body Coach session or any twenty-minute interval format you've got.
20 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing hiit before cooking (mindful)
This can support the next activity because hard effort sparks hunger, and cooking with attention helps you refuel deliberately rather than grabbing whatever's nearest.
Batch-cook breakfast
Cooking (mindful)Joe's 'Prep Like A Boss' approach: cook breakfast for the whole table together rather than four separate plates. Eggs, oats, fruit, whatever the household actually eats and make a bit extra for tomorrow.
15 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing cooking (mindful) before eating (mindful)
This is an excellent pairing because eating what you've just cooked mindfully completes the full cycle from preparation to nourishment with intention.
Eat together
Eating (mindful)Sit down for breakfast with whoever's at the table. Twenty minutes for the meal, no devices. Joe's content reinforces that eating the meal together is the practice, and not just about the food on the plate.
20 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing eating (mindful) before gratitude
This is an excellent pairing because reflecting on gratitude after eating mindfully can deepen appreciation for the nourishment and all that made it possible.
Three thanks
GratitudeFive minutes of gratitude before the morning sends everyone in different directions. Each person at the table names one thing if you want a family-friendly version, or write three privately. Specific gratitudes beat abstract ones.
5 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing gratitude before being in nature
These go especially well together because nature can deepen any appreciation, creating a cycle of wonder and contentment.
Family Jeffing walk
Being in natureJoe's name for jog-walk-jog with the family. Twenty minutes outside, alternating walking and easy jogging at whatever pace the slowest person needs. Fresh air and movement to close the morning.
20 min activityTime well spent.
2h 3m spent doing something good for yourself.
The breakdown
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About this Burst
Joe Wicks (The Body Coach) is a British fitness creator and father of four. Household name across the UK and Australia following pandemic-era PE With Joe sessions. Author of multiple bestselling cookbooks. Known for short HIIT and bodyweight workouts, batch cooking, family-fitness content, and the Body Coach App. Honorary Doctorate recipient.