Joe Wicks has come under fire again after sharing a video of his three-year-old son precariously balancing on a barbell before doing a series of chin-ups.
Fans blasted the Body Coach, 36, over the ‘dangerous’ stunt as they watched with bated breath as his mini-me son Marley hung from the pull-up bar before, rather impressively, pulling himself up by his body weight four times.
The nation’s P.E teacher previously faced backlash when he shared a video of his then seven-month-old daughter Leni hanging from a pull-up in Santa Monica in April last year.
Father-of-three Joe uploaded his latest video to Instagram on Thursday but he was met with criticism from his followers, who sternly told him: ‘One slip and the kid is crashing to the floor’.
Fans were concerned about Marley’s safety and worried he would slip on the 45lb barbell with one wrong hand placement.
Joe Wicks has come under fire again after sharing a video of his three-year-old son precariously balancing on a barbell before doing a series of chin-ups
The nation’s P.E teacher previously faced backlash when he shared a video of his then seven-month-old daughter Leni hanging from a pull-up in Santa Monica in April last year
One wrote: ‘It’s lovely but if he falls he is going to break his head on that bar’.
Others added: ‘Am I the only one holding my breath. One wrong slip of the hand and the boy is seriously injured.’
‘That’s dangerous, one slip and the kid is crashing to the floor.’
Joe said Marley had asked to exercise with him and wanted to be a ‘positive role model’ to his son.
He wrote: ‘I used to call the kids upstairs to the gym to watch me exercise and ask them to join in and learn something new.
‘Today I put Marley in the room opposite me with the TV on so I could exercise alone. 15 minutes later he walked in and said “Daddy can I exercise with you?”
‘That’s the most wonderful thing about positive role modelling. Eventually it becomes something they get their own joy out of.
‘Teaching our children to enjoy movement and exercise is I think the most important thing we can do as parents. Do you agree?
‘I know it’s hard when it’s cold and wet and you may be feeling low and down yourself but see it as a chance to bond. To get outside in nature. To break away from screens and to lift your mood too.
Father-of-three Joe uploaded his latest video to Instagram on Thursday but he was met with criticism from his followers, who sternly told him: ‘One slip and the kid is crashing to the floor’
Fans were concerned about Marley’s safety and worried he would slip on the 45lb barbell with one wrong hand placement
One wrote: ‘It’s lovely but if he falls he is going to break his head on that bar’. Others added: ‘Am I the only one holding my breath. One wrong slip of the hand’
‘Exercise is not a punishment it’s a reward. It’s you being kind to yourself. Going for a walk, a bike ride, or playing hide and seek in the house is all movement. It’s all good for you. Pick up the energy in your life today. Keep moving.’
While Joe did face some criticism, other followers were impressed by Marley’s upper body strength.
Some wrote: ‘Amazing! Look at the strength’, ‘Yes boys’ and ‘Lead by example’.
It is not the first time Joe has sparked debate with his parenting.
The PT baffled his followers when he shared a video of his seven-month-old daughter Leni dangling from a pull up bar at an outdoor gym.
They wrote: ‘Leni skills. I don’t know if I should be worried or impressed. Gorgeous family,’ wrote someone else.
Another follower commented: ‘Aww what’s daddy doing ..trying to start you at an early age.’
While Joe did face some criticism, other followers were impressed by Marley’s upper body strength
Fighting fit: In the photos, his other two children could be seen hanging from the push-up bar while he dangled between them above the golden sand of the beach
Joe and his model wife Rosie, 33, are proud parents to Marley, Leni and their eldest daughter Indie, five.
Last July, the fitness guru revealed he had pulled Indie out of reception to homeschool her.
Joe said he and Rosie, who would like six children, plan to do at least one year of home educating at their £4 million mansion in Surrey.
‘There’s really nothing more to the decision than we just love being together as a family and want to spend more time with the kids while we can,’ he wrote in a post on Instagram.
Joe continued: ‘She had a great year in reception but we have always loved teaching the kids at home and want the freedom to travel more and explore the world.
‘She might go to school next year. We have no idea long term but want to do at least a year of home educating.’
Home schooling has soared in recent years, with 40 per cent more learning out of schools since 2018.
Quality time: The fitness guru, 37, has told how he took his four-year-old daughter Indie out of school so he and his wife can spend more time as a family
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Wicks has discussed his ‘chaotic childhood’ with his heroin addict father and mother who has extreme OCD and revealed why he has a ‘ridiculous plan’ to have six children (pictured with his brother George and father Gary in 2022)
Celebrating: Joe has previously lauded his mother (pictured) for being ‘brave’ enough to get the help she needed in the form of five months of therapy, while his older brother Nikki, 39, tried to shelter him from the daily horrors of living with their addict father
Last year Joe discussed his ‘chaotic childhood’ with his heroin addict father and mother with extreme OCD.
Joe told Unfiltered editor-in-chief Joe Warner about his determination to ensure the children had a ‘stable’ home, something he lacked as a kid after his own and parents’ struggled with addiction.
He discussed his own ‘chaotic’ childhood which saw his mother Raquela leaving him in the care of his heroin addict father Gary when he was 12 years old in order to get help for her OCD.
Joe has previously lauded his mother for being ‘brave’ enough to get the help she needed in the form of five months of therapy, while his older brother Nikki, 39, tried to shelter him from the daily horrors of living with their addict father.
He said: ‘My dad, obviously, was struggling when I was growing up. My dad’s been drug addict from a very age, so he was struggling with heroin addiction, so it was very hard for him to be present and parent emotionally when he was so, he is in such a bad way with that’.
‘So that was obviously one thing, and my Mum had her own issue. She obviously had extreme OCD, like cleaning, extreme, everyday eating disorders, anxiety – it was tough’.
And talking about wanting to expand his own brood, he said: ‘Well, I’ve got three kids, and you might think I’m mad, but we actually want like six kids’.
‘It seems ridiculous, right? You think that’s a big number. But the reason I love, I meet families when I do these tours and I do the PE with Joe tours and I see kids, five kids, six kids, and I just love the energy and just the culture of that family – all into fitness, all into exercise’.
He went on to explain how becoming a father had ‘changed his perception of time’ making him realise how important it was to be home and not always at work.
‘I’ve always felt like I’ve got a good balance because I don’t just [work all the time]. I’m not filming TV shows. I could do a lot more TV, a lot more kind of traveling,’
‘But I actually think, you know what? I love social media and love doing digital because I can be at home with them and be present and be more present as a father.
