Fitness coach raised more than £1.5m in live event featuring celebrities and schoolchildren

The fitness coach Joe Wicks completed a 24-hour live workout accompanied virtually by celebrities and schoolchildren to raise more than £1.5m for BBC Children in Need, completing his marathon by saying he was now “off to bed”.

His interactive Joe Wicks 24-hour PE Challenge saw stars including Louis Theroux, Melanie C, Sam Smith and Dame Kelly Holmes join in as Wicks, AKA The Body Coach, completed a range of activities, from cycling to yoga, boxing to rowing and his signature HIIT (high intensity) workouts.

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