Hello and a very warm welcome to another episode of the Liz Earl Wellbeing Show.

And I know that for many of us the new year will have come with resolutions to get active

and to move more.

And we tend to turn to exercise to improve our fitness to tone up or shed pounds, but movement

has also been shown to have a positive effect on our mind.

Now we may notice that our brains work best when our bodies are on the move, for example.

We might also notice that we can find a solution to a complex problem while out walking,

or that we can find calm and peace after a long stressful day with just a few simple stretches

on a yoga mat.

Well here to delve into the amazing science of movement and the ways it can affect our mind

is Caroline Williams, a science journalist and author of a brilliant new book titled

Move the New Science of Body Overmind.

Clever, hey? Body overmind for a change.

Well while writing the book, Caroline spoke to top scientists and movement practitioners

to uncover what happens in our bodies when we move and how this impacts our mood

and well-being. Well I do hope that this episode will help you find the motivation to head out

for a walk today and to enjoy the mood-boosting benefits of movement.

So without any further ado, let's deep dive into today's show.

So warm welcome, Caroline. Very nice to meet you over the airways and this is

such a good subject I think to be talking about right now.

Let's go back a little bit and talk about your background.

How did you become so interested in how and why we move?

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