Upper Body Exercises
This exercise has you lift both arms straight out to the sides like airplane wings.
What are arm raises?
This exercise involves tapping your toes up and down while seated.
What are toe taps?
Physical activity helps improve this body system that includes the heart and blood vessels.
What is the cardiovascular system?
The recommended amount of moderate physical activity per week is about this many minutes.
What is 150 minutes?
This activity involves clapping your hands together repeatedly for 10 seconds.
What is clapping exercise? (Participants clap.)
This exercise involves pushing your fists forward one at a time.
What are seated punches?
This exercise has you lift one foot slightly off the ground and hold it.
What are seated leg lifts?
Exercise can help reduce feelings of this common mental health concern like worry or stress.
What is anxiety?
Drinking this is important before, during, and after exercise to stay hydrated.
What is water?
This movement involves reaching across your body to touch the opposite knee.
What is cross-body reaching? (Participants reach across.)
This exercise has you reach both arms overhead like grabbing something high.
What are overhead reaches?
This exercise involves pressing your heels into the ground with toes lifted.
What are heel presses?
: Staying active helps maintain or build this, which helps you perform daily tasks.
What is muscle strength?
Stretching helps improve this, which refers to how much your joints can move.
What is flexibility?
This activity mimics pushing something heavy away from you using both hands.
What is a seated push press? (Participants push forward.)
This exercise mimics pulling oars back toward your body like rowing a boat.
What is a seated row?
This exercise requires you to straighten one leg out and bring it back in.
What are leg extensions?
Physical activity can improve this ability, helping prevent falls and improve coordination.
What is balance?
This type of exercise strengthens muscles, like lifting weights or resistance bands.
What is strength training?
This exercise involves alternating raising one arm while lowering the other.
What are alternating arm raises? (Participants alternate arms.)
This exercise involves holding your arms out and making small forward circles.
What are arm circles?
This exercise has you alternate lifting your feet like you are marching in place.
What is seated marching?
Regular exercise can improve this, helping you feel less tired during the day.
What is energy level (or endurance)?
This is the term for how fast your heart is beating during exercise.
What is heart rate?
This movement combines arms and legs by lifting arms while tapping toes at the same time.
What is a coordinated arm and toe tap? (Participants perform together.)