Cognitive activities
These types of games include monopoly, chess and Clue:
What are board games?
Did you know there are games cafe's in or near your area where you can try games for low cost?
There are also have online options and apps!
Name an activity or exercise that can be adapted to a seated class:
What are: Chair yoga, chair pilates, chair dancing (including Zumba!), Chair aerobics and the many parasports including: wheelchair basketball, tennis, sledge hockey to name a few.
Introverts are never social: True or False
False. think of it as how we get our energy. Introverts get energy from time spent alone recharging. Lose energy in social settings.
Extroverts get energy from social settings and people we choose-we all have our limits
The term for when our skill level and level of challenge of activity provide an experience that we can lose sense of time and feel joy
What is Flow!
A semi recent activity that involved finding clues and solving puzzles to win or exit the game.
What are escape rooms?
Did you know that there are also online escape rooms that you can do individually or share your screen with family/friends virtually?
Name a risk recreational sport
Skiing, snowboarding, biking, hiking, mountain climbing, kayaking, canoeing, sky diving.
Did you know that the following organizations exist:
- CADS, rocky mountain adaptive, steadward centre, and parasports association, adapted sailing.
This is just as important as physical health:
What is how social and connected we perceive ourselves to be. The more supported and connected we are the better it is for our health.
When making changes for wellness this is a good place to start making small steps.
What is any physical activity that we enjoy!
This has many benefits and can help make other areas easier like sleep and energy.
One of best ways to engage cognitively.
Anything social!!!! you have to use your brain to recall people's names, things about them, what they said. Anything with one or more people uses our brains like nothing else- we are social beings and get many benefits from interacting!
Name 2 short movement break activities that you might find beneficial or fun.
Trash can basketball, walk to the mailbox, kitchen dance party, dino dodge or computer games, fetch with your dog, care for plants, etc.
Name three activities that you can do that have a social component:
board games, dinner party, visiting, bowling, crafts, watch a sporting event TV or live, special events, coffee with a friend etc
False, start small, have a defined time period. Find little activities that bring joy, laughter and feel like they serve you.
Prioritize what serves us versus what we default to- going on phone or TV!
Name a step by step activity that can use our brains.
lego, cooking, baking, woodworking, crafting, journaling.
Tip- chores fit in here but I don't count them cause they are not "choice or fun" for most people!!
Household chores like cleaning and doing dishes are physical activities: True or False
True, they might not be fun but they are physical! watch our energy and include these in our spoons!
Name a strategy to remind yourself to be more social
put it in your calendar! build a habit
Make a weekly event/activity
Piggy back- calling a friend with another activity
call someone today! reach out you'll be glad you did
The reason why the RecT made us play this game
We learn through play, and finding fun and connecting with others in activities is beneficial.