Deaf News: Deaf instructor releases accessible workouts with ‘Body Coach’ Joe Wicks

Deaf online fitness instructor India Morse, who runs the business ‘You Lean Me Up’, has produced new accessible sessions with celebrity coach Joe Wicks, which have launched on The Body Coach’s official YouTube channel today.

The videos come after Morse entered a competition to become one of Wicks’ three new personal trainers, and made it to the shortlist.

While she wasn’t selected, The Body Coach asked her if she would produce a series of deaf-friendly workout sessions, with the pair wrapping up filming last month.

In a series of posts to her Instagram Stories about the videos, Morse said: “I hope [they] reach so many people who want to get involved, with the accessibility that we all deserve. It’s what I’m all about – hearing or deaf, it’s my passion.

“It’s my passion. I love what I do so so much, making fitness more accessible than ever.

“Remember to do your own pace. Just have a lot of fun.”

On Twitter, Wicks said he was “so happy” to release the videos in partnership with Morse.

“She has created an incredible series of accessible workouts for the deaf community and they are brilliant. Make sure you check them out,” he said.

Photo: The Body Coach TV/YouTube.

By Liam O’Dell. Liam is a mildly deaf freelance journalist and campaigner from Bedfordshire. He wears bilateral hearing aids and can be found talking about disability, theatre, politics and more on Twitter and on his website.