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As Schools Reopen, Popular 'PE With Joe' Online Exercise Class Goes Bye-Bye

As Schools Reopen, Popular 'PE With Joe' Online Exercise Class Goes Bye-Bye Enlarge this image toggle caption Gareth Copley/Getty Images Gareth Copley/Getty Images As hopes increase that life will soon get back to normal, there's one pandemic ritual that a lot of kids and parents are going to miss. A year ago, as the coronavirus began to rage, fitness instructor Joe Wicks, known as The Body Coach, started a daily exercise class for kids on YouTube called "PE With Joe." Wicks drove the enthusiasm with lines Health Joe Wicks' Fitness Tips For Self-Isolation Joe Wicks' Fitness Tips For Self-Isolation Listen · 3:11 3:11 As Wicks told NPR's Michel Martin in March 2020, "The workouts are very simple. "And all these little things that are really making people laugh, and it's really helping people at a time when we need to be feeling positive and optimistic, and exercise is such a powerful way of doing that."

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