Participants will experience a fitness program that is both beneficial and fun.
Materials
Setup
Group Size: Small to large group.
Time: 30 minutes
Space: Medium
1. Circle up the group.
Orient the participants to each other and open with a brief discussion on the benefits of maintaining physical activity as we age.
2. When the group is ready to begin the activity, share the following storyline.
There is a rumor going around that seniors are incapable of participating in any kind of a hysical workout program. It is also being said that seniors can not have fun and do not benefit from being active. Your group must dispel this myth. Are you up to it?
3. Read the Activity Challenge Box to the group.
Activity Challenge: Participants will experience a fitness program that is both beneficial and fun.
4. Have participants stand or sit in rows with the therapist or activity professional in the front of the room with his/her back to the participants.
5. Before beginning the Beez Fit workout, have participants warm up with the following exercises. Have the participants complete ten head rolls and ten shoulder shrugs. Conduct additional stretches as you see necessary.
6. Provide each participant with a Toobeez tube. The therapist or activity professional should also have a tube.
7. You can develop your own routine, but a workout might include some of the following exercises. Have participants repeat each selected exercise six times.
Overhead workout:
Other Variation
Arms workout:
Lower body workout:
8. Movements are endless. Toobeez can be incorporated into an existing exercise program or can be added as a new program, “Beez Fit,” which focuses on flexibility and endurance. A faster pace with livelier music may make this one of your most popular programs.
9. If your group is struggling, or if you feel your group would benefit from an additional challenge, present a variation provided below.
10. After the activity, move to the “Activity Discussion and Processing” section.
Here are the available Teambuilding Training Options.
1. Use the shorter Toobeez.
Develop routines working with the shorter Toobeez in pairs. In doing so, you are able to accommodate a much larger group.
2. Develop a chair exercise program.
Have the participants complete the same exercises, but have them seated in a chair.
Participants could also hold the back of the chair for safety.
2. Develop a chair exercise program.
Have the participants complete the same exercises, but have them seated in a chair. Participants could also hold the back of the chair for safety.
3. Develop a rhythm routine.
Work out to a song. Tap the Toobeez on the floor or hit each others’ Toobeez to develop a rhythm performance.
4. Attach a Theraband to Toobeez.
Tie a Theraband to the middle of the Toobeez and make a loop in the other end and wrap it around the shoe (as pictured at right). Do arm curls with the Toobeez.
Appropriate caution is important to conduct these activities in a safe manner. Be sure to review these reminders prior to beginning the activity, and if necessary:
Helpful Hints
Music from the participant’s era can be added for a more pleasurable experience.
The effectiveness of the group process will often determine the outcome for the participant. These are only suggested questions to begin the discussion. Select the ones you feel will best benefit your group. Make sure to let everyone share their ideas, and remind participants that everyone’s feelings are important.Suggested questions for processing: