When exercise feels impossible, Lizzie Williamson makes it easy. Whether you’re brushing your teeth, waiting for the kettle to boil or hanging out the washing, Lizzie’s Two Minute Moves are all about making energy-boosting movement part of your everyday.
We all know that we should be moving more, but sometimes it can feel impossible to find the time or motivation to even get started. In this episode of The Parenting Couch podcast, Lizzie inspires Rachel and Sarah with her abundant energy and enthusiasm about the importance of moving.
Lizzie Williamson has spent over a decade helping women to get their bodies, energy and confidence back.
Lizzie shares her inspiring true story of how she used movement to lift herself out of post natal depression. Her mission is to inspire others to stopping the excuses and reap the benefits of a happier, healthier more energised life. It starts with two minutes!
- Why it’s not as simple as just saying “why don’t you just exercise?”
- How Post Natal Depression made everything seem impossible
- Why it took her so long to see a GP about her Post Natal Depression
- The vital importance of putting on your own oxygen mask before assisting others
- Why we need to get over Mother Guilt for doing things for ourselves
- How to get started moving… it takes just two minutes!
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About Lizzie Williamson
“I was a professional dancer, dancing around the world doing the can-can at casinos and chorus lines on cruise ships. Movement and exercise were always a big part of my life.
15 years ago, I hit rock bottom with post-natal depression. I knew, like most of us, that exercise was one of the best things I could do for my mental health. The big problem was, because I was exhausted and struggling mentally, it felt way too hard.
But I made a discovery that changed my mindset (and my life). Taking 2 minutes to get moving was much more achievable and it turns out, research shows these micro movement breaks can make a massive difference to the way our brains and bodies function.
My ‘Two Minute Moves’ are now shared with hundreds and thousands of people around the world to help make exercise possible when it feels impossible. Companies, schools and conferences use my keynotes, workshops, videos and energiser breaks to keep their workforces, students and attendees focussed, energised and feeling good. I’m here to help you too.” – Lizzie Williamson
Dubbed by the US media as ‘the excuse-buster from Down-Under’, Lizzie Williamson is the founder and author of Two Minute Moves, Keynote and TEDx speaker, certified personal trainer and a regular fitness presenter on morning television with her work featured on Good Morning America and the Today Show.
Through her fun, interactive sessions and energiser breaks, Lizzie inspires her audiences to integrate micro movement breaks into their day so they can be their most focussed, energised and happier selves.
She has got hundreds-of-thousand attendees around the world stretching, moving and dancing at conferences featuring President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Tony Robbins & The Dalia Lama.
Lizzie Williamson energising an audience at a conference
LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW WITH LIZZIE WILLIAMSON
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When Lizzie Williamson had a baby and a toddler, she had Post Natal Depression. Cleaning the kitchen felt hard. Putting away the washing felt hard. Exercise just wasn’t even possible. All the things she normally did felt crazily hard… impossible really. She shares how a trip to the Doctor to discuss her feelings was the best thing she did – and that reminder that as mums, we need to put our oxygen mask on FIRST and not put everyone else’s needs before ours.
The little moments in your day DO COUNT! Lizzie Williamson from Two Minute Moves shares quick & easy ways to fit exercise into your day. She shows you how to do squats while brushing your teeth and push ups on the kitchen bench while the kettle is boiling.
Want to get to know Lizzie Williamson?
- Visit Lizzie Wiliamson’s website
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- Subscribe to Two Minute Moves on YouTube
- Buy Lizzie Williamson’s ‘Two Minute Moves’ book
