Imagine your people having access to a pharmacy filled with all the pills and potions they need to feel energized, focused and fulfilled in their workday. Picture them strolling through the aisles, selecting elixirs that enhance their brainpower, boost their memory and ignite their creativity. Better still, it’s all free. You’d want them there without hesitation, right?

Before Lizzie Williamson became a mother and suffered from post-natal depression, she thought that if you weren’t feeling good or were struggling with mental health, the answer was easy: go and do some exercise, and you’ll feel much better.

We all know what we need to do to be healthy and feel good so why aren't we doing it?

In the fourth instalment of our special series about your health at work, we’re hacking health habits to help you feel more energised and creative in your workday….

For small-business owners, there are never enough minutes in the day. Many of us wear multiple hats: we’re the HR manager, bookkeeper, business development manager and general admin person! So, where in the average workday can we fit in exercise?…

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by TEDx speaker, personal trainer, fitness presenter and author Lizzie Williamson about how a lack of physical activity during the day can have deleterious consequences for professional services workers, how social media can exacerbate how one is feeling, and why it can be so difficult for lawyers to get up and move during the working day.

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when smoking inside was commonplace, even smoking in the workplace was normal. But the idea of smoking in the office now seems as alien as if we were all turning up to work and chugging vodka at our desks. 

So what brought about the change? We started to realise the health risks of smoking, and new ways of working and legislation came into place. 

Now, we need to quit sitting

Mel and Jules chat to Lizzie Williamson about the moment she knew she had to turn her life around and how it all started with just 2 minutes.

Do you suffer from the 3pm slump? Workplace wellness expert and TEDx speaker Lizzie Williamson shares fun micro moves to boost your work mood and increase productivity. 

BE Better: Better Reading’s Self-Development & Wellness podcast – Lizzie Williamson talks to Jane Tara about incorporating micro moves into your daily routine. Her book, The Active Workday Advantage, is out now.

If you’re often stuck in back-to-back meetings or glued to your computer, it’s hard to find the time and place for physical activity. That’s despite the dread of knowing the health risks of sitting all day. But engaging in energetic star jumps during virtual meetings or in the office might not be everyone's preferred approach.

Have you ever had one of those days at work where you feel like you woke up on the wrong side of the bed or life’s throwing a few too many lemons your way? We’ve all been there – it’s just part of being human.

But have you ever stopped to think about how your mood can pull the strings in your work life? Turns out, it’s a bigger deal than you might realise.

One day, when my daughter Ruby was 15-years-old, she came home from school in a terrible mood.

Thumping her heavy schoolbag on the table, she said to me, "I don’t understand why we have to sit for six hours straight listening to teacher after teacher, class after class. We’re all falling asleep. We can’t concentrate. My back is so sore. Why do we have to sit so much? Why is school designed this way?"