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Recreation Activities Effective for Long-Term Care Prevention for Seniors

Social worker / Care workermoko
My name is Moko, a mother of three who admired my mother and worked in the care industry as a care worker and as a medical social worker (MSW) in a hospital. I will be drawing on my previous experience to write mainly about caregiving. Thank you in advance.

This article introduces recommended recreational activities for preventing the need for long-term care.

We’ve gathered a wide range of options, including exercises and games that move the hands and feet, as well as quizzes that engage the mind.

Doing recreational activities is effective for physical rehabilitation and dementia prevention.

You can also expect benefits like increased appetite and improved sleep quality as your activity level rises.

It’s also a great opportunity to interact with other older adults who are participating.

Please use this article as a reference and enjoyably put it to use for care prevention.

[For Seniors] Recreational Activities Effective for Preventing the Need for Care (111–120)

This kid had a hard time writing katakana, didn’t they? I wonder if they didn’t cry?

“Kono ko nakanaka katakana kakenakatta na, nakakanakatta kana?” is quite a long tongue twister.

Are they worried that the child who couldn’t write katakana didn’t end up crying? Words with similar sounds like nakanaka and katakana run together almost like a reverse reading.

Plus, the repeated ka sounds create a string of identical syllables, which adds to the difficulty of reading.

Tongue twisters can make you rush, but the key is to stay calm and read through without hurrying.

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[For Older Adults] Recreational Activities Effective for Preventing the Need for Care (121–130)

Both the Japanese plum and the peach are kinds of peaches; the peach and the Japanese plum are both kinds of peaches.

Plums come into season around mid-June.

Plums are a size smaller than peaches and are known for their sweet-and-tart flavor.

Although they’re said to be smaller than peaches, their shapes are similar, which is why there’s a tongue twister: “Sumomo mo momo mo momo no uchi; momo mo sumomo mo momo no uchi,” roughly meaning “Both plums and peaches are kinds of ‘momo.’” Because of this tongue twister, some older adults may have the impression that plums and peaches are the same variety.

However, plums belong to the genus Prunus in the rose family, while peaches belong to the genus Amygdalus (also within the rose family), so they are different.

Indeed, while their shapes are similar, plums have smooth skin, whereas peaches have a fine fuzz.

In fact, plums are said to be more closely related to apricots than to peaches.

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Hard-to-pull nails, nails that are difficult to remove, nails pulled out with a nail puller

“A nail that’s hard to pull out, a nail that’s difficult to draw out, a nail pulled with a nail puller”—this tongue-twister also brings to mind scenes of carpenters or families doing DIY at home.

You can really picture someone struggling to pull out a stubborn nail.

Because of that, it repeats the same or similar words quite a lot.

It might be easier to say if you consciously break it into words like: hard-to-pull, nail; hard-to-draw-out, nail.

It’s a tongue-twister that may even help older adults recall their own DIY experiences.

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Tokyo Patent Approval Bureau

“Tokyo Patent Approval Bureau” is a classic tongue twister.

Some older adults may have heard it or even tried the tongue twister at least once.

However, the Tokyo Patent Approval Bureau doesn’t actually exist.

It never existed in the past either; what does exist is the Japan Patent Office in Chiyoda City, Tokyo.

So where did the TV announcer tongue twister “Tokyo Patent Approval Bureau” come from? As it turns out, it’s said to have been created for use in recruitment exams.

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red paper roll, blue paper roll, yellow paper roll

Tongue twisters often consist of strings of hard-to-pronounce words.

“Aka-makigami ao-makigami ki-makigami” (red scroll paper, blue scroll paper, yellow scroll paper) is also a sequence of tricky words.

By the way, makigami refers to paper made by joining together sheets of hansetsu paper (a tall, narrow paper) side by side to make a long roll.

It’s sold in scroll form.

This tongue twister lines up red, blue, and yellow scroll paper.

It looks easy at first glance, but when you try to say it repeatedly, it becomes hard to pronounce.

As a tip, if you pause slightly between the color names—like red or blue—and the word “makigami,” it should be a bit easier to say.

Try it together with older adults.

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10-minute full-body workout

A full-body workout you can do while sitting in a chair [10-minute health exercises] — gentle exercises for seniors and older adults

10-minute full-body workout

In just 10 minutes, you can do a full-body workout while sitting in a chair.

Move your legs by lifting them while seated and spreading both legs apart.

These exercises strengthen your leg muscles and make walking easier, and they may also help prevent falls.

You can also work your upper body and abs by sliding your arms sideways at face height and leaning forward to bring your elbows and knees closer together.

It’s only a 10-minute routine, but it engages your whole body.

Since it’s done while sitting, it’s safe for older adults as well.

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Korokoro Push Game

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Korokoro Push Game

It’s a game where you use a stick to keep balls from falling as they roll toward you.

Since the field where the balls roll is far away, your ability to control a long stick that can effectively transfer force to the balls is put to the test.

The rules increase the number of balls gradually over time, which adds a decision-making element about which ball to tap.

It’s a game that can train various skills—judgment, speed, control, and how you apply force—by keeping all these factors in mind.

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