[For Seniors] Recommended for older adults: enjoyable recreational activities

Mountain Cup

[★UF Rec] #32 “Mountain Cup” – Senior Recreation: Let’s Get Excited with a Golf Game!

Some of you may have played golf back when you were working at a company.

Let us introduce the Mountain Cup, an activity that can bring back those memories.

As the name suggests, the course is shaped like a mountain.

Place a basket in the center, and lay plastic or cardboard boards—on which a ball can roll—over the top.

Make a hole in the center of the board, and roll the ball as you would in golf to get it into the central hole.

It’s easier to enjoy indoors than ground golf or gateball.

It’s likely to be fun for many older adults.

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Nakajima Junko

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Melody change rec

[Singing Recreation] I Tried Singing “Donguri Korokoro” to the Tune of “Aa, Jinsei ni Namida Ari”

Let’s try making parody versions using songs that older adults are familiar with, such as nursery rhymes and TV drama theme songs.

Singing the lyrics of a different song to a familiar melody can really liven things up.

The key point here is to choose songs that older adults know well.

If you pick songs that aren’t widely known, their motivation to sing may drop, so please be careful.

With parodies, even if you make some mistakes in the lyrics or go off pitch a little, it can turn into laughter.

It also helps stabilize emotions and relieve stress, so we hope you’ll enjoy singing.

Consciously singing different lyrics to a familiar tune stimulates the brain and supports activation.

Please give it a try.

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Nakajima Junko

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Mop Game

Fun to collect! 🙌 Mop game #seniorActivities #miniGame #dayService #shorts #simpleAndFun

Cleaning is essential in daily life.

This time, we’ll introduce a way to boost practical life skills while having fun with a game.

Use a mop made by attaching tissue to a stick to tidy paper cups into a designated area.

To place them without knocking them over, you’ll need to use push, pull, and slide motions with the mop, as well as adjust your force and speed.

Adding a time limit or setting a maximum number of touches on the paper cups increases the game-like challenge and makes it more enjoyable.

Move your body while playing, and engage the muscles that are useful for everyday life.

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Prevent falls with rehabilitation!

I’ve created a new item that lets you do ‘foot exercises + brain training’ at home!

A simple item that’s just a large cardboard sheet with numbers on it; you move your feet based on those numbers.

While counting the numbers from 1 to 8 written on the cardboard, move your feet to each numbered position.

By doing this step, you’ll become more aware of how you open your stance and step forward and back, which can help promote smoother walking in daily life and prevent falls.

First, get used to the step positions while seated, and once you feel it’s safe, it’s recommended to do it standing.

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Recommended for recreation! Hōrun Bingo

Let’s get started together! New Sports – Hōrun Bingo Edition – [Official Niimi City]

Let me introduce “Hōrun Bingo,” a bingo game with elements of sports that gets you moving.

Draw lines on the floor to make a grid where each row has five squares.

You can use sturdy rope or masking tape, so it’s a game you can enjoy anywhere.

Throw a ball into the grid; if you line up three or more in a row, you score points, and you get higher points for four or five in a row.

Decide how many rounds to play and compete on total points.

It’s usually played standing, but you can change the throwing position and try it while seated in a chair too.

It’s an easy bingo game to customize with your own rules.

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Great for recreation too! Train your core and fingertips with a newspaper tower

Recreation for seniors: ultra-easy core training and balance boost! Newspaper Tower

This is a newspaper-tube tower that lets you train your core while playing! The rules are super simple: just stack triangular tubes made by folding newspaper.

Starting by placing them on the floor while seated helps strengthen your core muscles, and straightening your back to stack them higher helps build your back muscles and improve posture.

Set the goal according to your condition—for example, up to where your hands can reach, or, if you can stand, up to the height you can stack while standing.

It’s also fun to time yourselves and race with everyone!

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Ninety Years Old. What’s There to Celebrate?

Official 60-second trailer for “Ninety Years Old: What's There to Celebrate?” [In theaters 6/21 (holiday)]

This film is based on an essay by Aiko Sato and depicts worries and frustrations unique to the elderly, all with a touch of humor.

A key point is that Mitsuko Kusabue, who was 90 at the time, played the lead role; her age adds further credibility to the character’s lines.

While it takes aging—something everyone experiences—as its theme, the comedic approach seems to offer hints for living life positively.

The way the protagonist bluntly speaks her mind may also be an important element that heightens the excitement of the story.

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