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Exercises for Movement & Physical Energizers

Short, active, often silly physical routines, such as tag games, stretches, clapping patterns, or coordinated group motions, where moving the body is the whole point rather than a wrapper for feedback or discussion. Reach for one after a long sitting stretch or right before a session that needs alertness.

Explore exercises grouped by theme. Read each run sheet to check the task, group size and setting before choosing.

214 exercises

Skipping Rope

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Mandala

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Ninja

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

ESP

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

I've Got The Power Stretch

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Comfort Zone Circles

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

I Pass This Shoe

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Arc of Engagement Exercise

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Bill and the Button Factory

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Samurai

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Paradigm Shift Clock

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Velcro Circle

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Bodystorming

Applied Improv · 30 to 60 minutes

Power Position

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

Balloon Propulsion Debrief

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Around the World

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Isometric Stretch

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Walk and Stop

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Stop and Go

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Magic Nine Numbers

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Silly Dancing

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

Encanto Strength Finding

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

All My Neighbours

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Left Person Right Person

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Look Left

Team Reflection · Under 5 minutes

Drawing Breath

Visual Thinking · 5 to 15 minutes

Min Specs

Relationship Mapping · 30 to 60 minutes

Head-Butt Tag

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Vowel Orchestra

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Synchro Clap

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Favorite Little Things

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Wizz Bang

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Funny Walk

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Knee Impulse

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

The Clothing Chain

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

Wiki Journey

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Spectrums

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Back Scratching Reciprocity

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Office Stretching

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Simon Says Stretch

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Active Intros

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Network Aerobics

Introductions · 5 to 15 minutes

One-Two-Three

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Wring-Out Stretch

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Popping Corn

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

The Clock

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Mighty Wind

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Buzby Berkeley Mirror

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Clap Pass

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

The Strongest Bridge

Team Reflection · 30 to 60 minutes

Star Wars Balloon Energizer

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Relationship Aerobics

Introductions · 15 to 30 minutes

Freeze Frame

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Clap Trap

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Bust A Move

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Top Monkey

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Impromptu Speed Networking

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

Body English

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

1-2-3-4

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Bobsled Teams

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Ro Sham Bo Cheer Train

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

I'm An Animal Stretch

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Texas Big Foot

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

PDQ Test

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Quick Line-Up

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Perfect Circle

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Tin Can Pass

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Tiny Teach

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Count to Six

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Geared Up

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Walk Tag

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Hospital Tag

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Bouncy Bouncy

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Star Stretch

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Mirror Neurons

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Upside Down

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Gotcha

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Span the Room

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

The Clapping Game

Relationship Mapping · Under 5 minutes

Clumps

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Tenzi Group Relay

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Blob Tag

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Chicken Baseball

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Fist to Five

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Fill the Space

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Copy Claps

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Windmill Stretch

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Down By The Banks

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Kick the Duck, Red Rover

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Pretty Darn Quick

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Look Up Look Down

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Coming and Going of the Rain

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

TERRIE

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Walk in the Park

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

Freeze Action

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Cat On Yer Head

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Blackout Poetry

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Speed Storming

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

Mission Impossible

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Wave Stretch

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Off-Balance

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Mirroring into Busby Berkeley

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Woodcutters Warm-Up

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

One Person Scenes

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Stadium Clap

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Commitment

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Gotcha

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Six-Second Greeting

Psychological Safety Opener · 5 to 15 minutes

Galloping Hands

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Memory Test Jolt

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Come to Your Senses

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

The Wave

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Turnstyles

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

Activity Clock

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

Breathe and Stretch

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Tea Cup Stretch

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Stationary Foot Tag

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Moonball

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Mirror Stretch

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Sticky Beak

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Wiggle Waggle

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Hip Tag

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Mute Line-Up

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Mission Impossible

General Collaboration Exercise · 30 to 60 minutes

Robot Command

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

Reverse Chair Dance

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Salt and Pepper

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Everybody Is It

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Space Counting

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Galloping Circle

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Clothes-Peg Tag

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Finger Fencing

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Balloon Tag

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Dead Ant Tag

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Collective Rube Goldberg Machine

Team Reflection · 30 to 60 minutes

Hug A Tree

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

TP Shuffle On A Rope

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Total Physical Response (TPR)

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

Toe Tag

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Dragon Tail Tag

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

The Basketball Team Retrospective

Ideation Warm-Up · 30 to 60 minutes

Team Snap Synchronization

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Crazy Kickball

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Hourglass Traversing Challenge

Team Reflection · 30 to 60 minutes

Triangle Tag

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Anti-Goals Workshop

General Collaboration Exercise · 30 to 60 minutes

Moving Box

Personal Disclosure · 5 to 15 minutes

Emotional Check-In

Arrival Check-In · 5 to 15 minutes

Tutti Frutti

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

Chic-A-Boom

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

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