The Active Workday Advantage with Lizzie Williamson, Founder of Two Minute Moves

Written By Kylee Stone

How are you feeling right now? Are you fit, strong, healthy, full of energy and vitality? What about mentally? Are you calm, confident, happy, motivated and fully engaged in your work?

If the answer is no (or not really), you’re not alone.

95% of HR leaders report burnout is sabotaging the workforce; 69% of leaders are seriously considering quitting for a job that better supports their wellbeing; and 9 out of 10 Australians are not resilient - a level needed to be confident, happy, calm, successful in achieving your goals and avoiding the effects of stress, depression, anxiety and mental health issues.

According to founder and author of Two Minute Moves, Lizzie Williamson, “Moments of movement are all that’s needed to recalibrate, evaluate and adjust our approach to challenges”.

Dubbed ‘the excuse-buster from Down-Under’, Lizzie is passionate about trying to make it easier for people to move. Why? 

“Movement is powerful for what it does to our bodies, brains and our spirit. We can use it to transform the way we think, the way we feel” and as Lizzie points out as her most recent discovery, “it can transform the way we work and the way we lead”

Exercise can feel really hard, and sometimes impossible, to do. Whether it’s the way you feel, too tired or exhausted, or it’s a lack of spare time, your energy levels, motivation, the weather or workload, Lizzie Williamson has found a way to make the seemingly impossible, possible.

“I always thought if someone was struggling with their mental health, they ‘just needed to exercise’. Why weren’t they doing it? It would make them feel better. It was only when I experienced depression after my second baby was born that I understood it wasn’t that simple” says Lizzie (loaded with compassion and appreciation).

Lizzie has just released her second book The Active Workday Advantage: Unlock your most energised, engaged and happy self at work. Loaded with every possible solution to every possible obstacle, this book is guaranteed to get you moving and energised.

Through her fun, interactive keynotes, workshops and videos, Lizzie motivates workforces around the world to integrate micro movements into their day so they can be their most engaged, energised and happiest selves. 

She’s got hundreds-of-thousands attendees around the world stretching, moving and dancing at conferences featuring President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Arianna Huffington and the Dalia Lama.  

Download The Uncharted Leader podcast for Lizzie’s inspirational and highly energising tips on how you can get yourself (and your teams) moving no matter what obstacles you’re facing.

Key takeaways:

  • Swap out two letters in the word ‘exercise’ so it becomes ‘energise’

  • The myth of motivation - it's a lot easier than you think

  • Fast facts on the impact of micro movements to decrease fatigue, improve mood and increase strength

  • Sneaky ways to move without any noticing (while you're at your desk) 

  • Hacks for reducing stress or tension before a difficult conversation

Listen to the conversation on iTunes and tell us what you think by giving a rating and writing a review :))

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Kylee Stone
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