fun physical activities

keem88

Hey guys, I am a residential counselor for mental health services, and need some ideas to engage the clients in physical activity. Nothing too long or crazy, something maybe 15-20 minutes that would be fun for them (generally younger population in 20s and 30s). I was thinking something dance like, maybe the electric slide along with another activity ot two just to get them moving a little. any ideas? thanks!

wyodawn

Hi there -
here are some ideas off the top of my head:
-teach them the choreography from Thriller (it's not too hard, I teach at a dance studio and we do this once a year. Most of the people who come to Thriller night are not dancers)

-Relay race - I've done the suitcase game at a party before where you have 1 person & a suitcase full of crazy thrift store clothes at one end (same # of articles of clothing for each team) - people run up, put one article of clothing on the person by the suitcase, run back & tag the next person. First team to get all the clothes on the person wins. The crazier the clothing, the better (polyester, wigs, crazy jewelry.)

-fitness circuit: can walk around the room for 1 minute, go to an exercise station for a minute. When I taught senior fitness, they loved the walking minute because it gave them a chance to talk. No equipment required, or you can do it with dumbbells, exercise balls, tubing, etc. Make a sign for each station that tells them what exercise to do.

-hula hooping and/or sock poi

that's all I can think of at the moment. I don't always remember to check back on these forums, so message me if you want.

avir8

It's fun and you can get out your frustrations
or go to the batting cages and hit some balls