[For Seniors] Exciting Team-Based Recreational Activities

Lightly lifting the ball with the foot

[Sports Recreation] A quick leg-ball toss 🦵 #dayservice #minigame #minigames #recreation #elderly #caregiving #shorts

Let me introduce “Foot-Toss Flick,” a game that doubles as lower-limb functional training.

Prepare a small inflatable pool or a box, and place an overturned trash bin inside it.

Add raised areas around it and assign each area a point value.

The harder the spot, the higher the points.

Once you have some beanbags ready, the game begins.

Place a beanbag on the top of your foot and flick it toward a scoring zone.

Do this 10 times and compete on total points.

Unlike simple stepping in place, doing it with a clear goal can be more effective for maintaining leg function.

Give it a try!

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Handmade watermelon-splitting

Summer Festival Watermelon Splitting #community-based #elderly #dayservice #Tomarigi #unstoppableTomarigi #shorts #summerfestival #watermelonsplitting

Watermelon is a classic summer food.

Many older adults may remember cutting a big watermelon and sharing it with everyone.

Some might also recall doing suikawari, the traditional watermelon-smashing game, on summer days.

Let’s enjoy an easy version of this summer-themed game.

Prepare a watermelon that has been cut in half in advance and place it on a table.

Blindfold the older adult and have them try to hit the watermelon with a stick.

If they manage to hit it, the watermelon splits in two.

It’s a playful way to relive childhood and fully enjoy the summer pastime of suikawari.

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Nakajima Junko

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Fox Dance

Let’s dance the “Fox Dance” in the caregiving setting! [Rehabilitation Day Salon ‘Umi’] Day service (daycare) in Yokosuka City

Let me introduce the Fox Dance that you can enjoy together with older adults.

It’s recommended because you can move your body while sitting in a chair.

After making a fox shape with your hands, use your arms and hands to dance.

The song has a quick tempo, but move within a comfortable range.

Once you get used to the moves, it could be fun to add some marching steps from the second round.

When it’s time to turn your neck, be careful to avoid falls.

The Fox Dance might be a great opportunity to spark new communication!

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Slow aerobics to When the Saints Go Marching In

Let's Try Slow Aerobics! ~When the Saints Go Marching In~

Aerobics—moving your body to music—can feel difficult for people who have trouble with movement.

This exercise adapts aerobics by slowing the tempo and using gentler motions, making it accessible for anyone.

Find a calmer rhythm than the original song and move your body as if buoyantly engaging your whole body.

Rather than trying to keep up with the music, it’s more important to use your entire body, so it may be best to proceed at a rhythm that suits the participants.

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Rhythmic exercises with carp streamers

Song exercise you can do while seated: 'Children’s Song – Koinobori (Iraka no Nami)'. Rhythm exercises for seniors and older adults. #seniors #exercise #rhythmicExercise

Do you know the “ikarano-nami” that appears in the children’s song Koinobori? One theory says that ikarano-nami refers to the wave-like pattern formed by the ridge tiles at the peak of a tiled roof.

When you listen to Koinobori, you can imagine the carp streamers swimming as the waves of clouds and the ikarano-nami overlap.

These days, it seems we don’t sing or hear the version of Koinobori that mentions ikarano-nami as often.

Some older people may find Koinobori nostalgic.

If you do exercises themed around carp streamers, you might be able to feel the season while you move.

Try moving your body to the song’s expansive tune and melody.

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Nakajima Junko

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Borrowed Item Race

Day Service Gyoda: Ai no Koubouan — What’s the theme for the borrowing race?

Let’s take on the challenge with excitement! Here are some ideas for a “borrowing race.” Many of you may already know this as one of the most exciting events at a sports day.

This time, let’s try a thrilling borrowing race.

Set a table 10 meters from the starting line.

Place various items on the table along with lots that have the item names written on them, and you’re all set! Participants move from the starting line to the table, draw a lot, and search for the corresponding item.

Once they have the item in hand, they return to the starting line to finish!

Tossing balls into a small hole

Day service, recreation, ball toss, elderly, caregiving, sports day, indoor games

Let’s try a ball-toss game using a cardboard box and colored balls! Here’s an idea where you aim and throw into small holes.

Normally, in a ball-toss game, you throw small balls into a tall basket and compete on how many you can get in.

This time, we’ll use a flat cardboard box and challenge ourselves to throw balls into small holes instead.

It’s a great way to build concentration and control.

If you don’t have colored balls, you can substitute with beanbags or balls made by crumpling up newspaper.