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Meditative Story

Joe Wicks: Racing toward passion and away from fear

Meditative Story

WaitWhat

Meditation, Mindfulness, Society And Culture, Personal Stories, Mental Health, Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Storytelling, Society & Culture

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In the UK, Joe Wicks became a household name early in the pandemic with his daily workouts, called “PE with Joe,” that helped millions of us keep moving and laughing. Early on in his own life, Joe learns first-hand how fitness can help people survive hard times, as he runs miles to escape from a chaotic childhood. As he begins his adult life, he embarks on a 2,000-mile bike ride — but this time, he realizes, he’s not racing away from his fears, but running toward his purpose.

Listen to Robin Arzón’s episode of Meditative Story, "Do big things one step at a time": http://listen.meditativestory.com/RobinArzon_WW

Learn more about Joe: https://www.thebodycoach.com

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0:00.0

When we reach San Francisco, we ride across the Golden Gate Bridge.

0:06.0

It's gorgeous. When we reach San Francisco, we ride across the Golden Gate Bridge.

0:22.6

It's gorgeous!

0:24.6

We look out over the orange barricades onto the sparkling water below.

0:29.6

Seagulls call out overhead.

0:33.6

I look at Ted and see myself reflected back in his sunglasses.

0:38.3

We're both beaming.

0:41.3

It's a huge moment.

0:43.3

This is our halfway mark.

0:46.3

Here in the UK, Joe Wicks became a household name early in the pandemic, when he began

0:58.4

streaming workouts on YouTube each day at 9am called P.E. With Joe, that helped millions of us

1:04.5

keep moving and laughing during the severest lockdowns. Early in his own life, Joe learns that fitness can help him survive hard times,

1:13.6

running miles to escape from a chaotic childhood.

1:17.6

As he begins his adult life,

1:19.6

he embarks upon a 2,000-mile bike ride,

1:22.6

but this time he finds himself not racing away from his fears,

1:26.6

but running toward his purpose. In this time, he finds himself not racing away from his fears, but running toward his purpose.

1:30.5

In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music, and

1:37.7

mindfulness prompts, so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories,

1:46.0

and that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives. From Wait What, this is meditative story. I'm Rohan, and that'll be your guide. The body relaxed.

2:25.8

The body breathing.

2:28.4

Your senses open.

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