Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Joe Wicks - Page 2

I like going to the cinema or theatre, followed by a meal and cocktails. I'm typically home by midnight; I used to be a raver but not now, unless I'm on the boys' trips to Vegas, Dubai or Miami.

I wasn't born ambitious, but I am ambitious now.

I'm putting out the story of my life, all day, every day. You follow it, you think you know me. People love it. It looks like I'm having the time of my life.

Lots of kids don't have active lives and good diets.

If I was going to get stuck living, exercising and eating anywhere, it would have to be Italy. I've been to Sardinia and Tuscany and the food was unreal.

Oh, I love a good burger, I really do. With chips and a beer and ice cream afterwards.

If you're really unfit and you want to get into fitness, just starting at home with some really basic, gentle stuff is going to build up your confidence and your fitness. This way, if you do decide to join a gym, you're not going to be really intimidated and just run out the door.

I do need to exercise. I feel I'm a much better person for it.

I love my mum for raising us, and I love my dad for teaching me what to avoid.

I really believe you need to have some challenges in life, because you come out of it, and are better for it.

I used to think I wanted to be a PE teacher and I worked as a school teaching assistant for a year, but it wasn't for me.

My mum is a social worker and my dad's a roofer. My brother Nicky and I were the first two in my family to go to university.

As a kid I had a very unhealthy diet. I try not to place any blame. Mum was uneducated in cooking. She left school and home at 15, had my older brother when she was 17 and me at 19. It was usually frozen meals and lots of cola, peanut butter, jam sandwiches, sweets and loads of chocolates.

The minute you have a little bit of success, you think: 'I can do more and I can reach more people.' So as I've achieved more, I've become way more focused.

I've always been a fan of the home workout. I know a lot of people think that jumping around in your living room is never going to be as effective. But you can get an amazing workout using your bodyweight alone.

You can have an awesome physique by doing just 25 minutes exercise a day. That's all I do.

I'm not someone who... counts calories or tracks macros; I've never known how many grams of this and that and how many calories I eat.

You don't need a gym or lots of equipment to get fit and healthy.

People say I'm like a cross between Jamie Oliver, Russell Brand and Mr Motivator.

I'm the man I am today because of what my dad's been through, what my mum's been through and I always had love and that's the most powerful thing you can have in life.

If you struggle with sleep, you'll struggle with exercise and diet.

I eat three home-cooked meals a day, all prepared in advance. My ethos is to stay away from unsustainable low-calorie diets and aim for something balanced: loads of veg, protein and enjoy the carbs you love. Be realistic. I don't count sugar or salt or grams of fat: it's very restrictive and unenjoyable.

Having a perfect set of abs will not bring you happiness, but eating healthy food and exercising will.

I'm not one to dwell on the past and have resentments.

I just have the ability to make a four-year-old kid and a 50-year-old man feel good at the same time. I don't talk down or up. I'm just myself.

I won't do ready meals because I'm teaching people how to cook. I won't do it no matter how much you pay me, you can say you'll give me £100,000 to do it, but my brand is more important than that.

I try to be as genuine and authentic as possible.

You can be fit and healthy and still have fun.

I believe that a child who exercises is more alert, focused, positive, has better mental health.

I do love my dad, we have a great relationship now but there were years when he was absent and it was my mum that raised me.

I'm a big fan of HIIT training and you can do it anywhere; at home, in the garden or even in the park.

I think exercise is a huge part of structuring each day.

I think kids learn from what they see.

I'm not motivated to be famous. I'm motivated to be successful. To reach people, I've got to get on TV, I've got to get in with the government, I've got to get on TV abroad.

The diet industry pushes these low calorie, calorie-counting diets, and that's what I want to release people from.

I don't want people to compare themselves to me and feel bad. I want to be inspiring, not to depress them.

I do want a big family.

I'm not the best trainer in the world. I'm not the most technical or scientific. But I consistently put videos out there, whether it's for your grandma or a young toddler. And I'm relentless.

Role modelling for your kids is so essential.

I'm not a military-style guy. I'm very, like, relatable.