{"id":29104,"date":"2021-12-16T13:04:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=29104"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:14:12","slug":"8-exercise-props-to-use-in-your-exercise-class-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/8-exercise-props-to-use-in-your-exercise-class-this-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Exercise Props to Use in Your Senior Exercise Class This Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/senior-living-exercise.jpg\" alt=\"senior living exercise\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/senior-living-exercise.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/senior-living-exercise-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/senior-living-exercise-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/senior-living-exercise-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/senior-living-exercise-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the weather gets colder outside, help residents stay warm by getting them to move more in your daily exercise classes. Here are 8 exercise props to help you and your residents stay fit while indoors this winter.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/senior-activities\/exercise-therapy\/resistance-bands-and-equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>1) Resistance Bands<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/octaband-links-resistance-bands-19770\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29325 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/resistence-bands.jpg\" alt=\"resistence bands\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/resistence-bands.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/resistence-bands-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/resistence-bands-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/resistence-bands-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pass out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/senior-activities\/exercise-therapy\/resistance-bands-and-equipment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resistance bands<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to residents to help them strengthen their arms and legs this winter. Fun resistance band exercises include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arm Stretches (where residents hold onto each end of the band to stretch outwards away from the body)<\/li>\n<li>Leg Lifts (where one end of the band is tied around an ankle and the other end is tied around the chair so that seated residents can lift their legs while stretching out the band)<\/li>\n<li>Leg Extensions (where residents take hold on each end of the resistance band and place a foot onto the band to push out in front of them)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/sports-and-pe\/balls\/foam-balls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2) Foam Balls<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-bright-foam-balls-7-W7127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29327 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/foam-balls-seniors.jpg\" alt=\"foam balls seniors\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/foam-balls-seniors.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/foam-balls-seniors-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/foam-balls-seniors-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/foam-balls-seniors-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/sports-and-pe\/balls\/foam-balls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foam balls<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to provide safe tossing and kicking games indoors in your Activity Room this season, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ball Tossing Games (tossing the game back and forth with other residents)<\/li>\n<li>Kicking Games (kicking the ball into a target)<\/li>\n<li>Targeting Games (throwing the ball to hit moving targets like an Indoor Dodge Ball game)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-super-hoops-W9759G\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3) Hoops<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-super-hoops-W9759G\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29328 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hoops-for-senior-living.jpg\" alt=\"hoops for senior living\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hoops-for-senior-living.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hoops-for-senior-living-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hoops-for-senior-living-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hoops-for-senior-living-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Set out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/sports-and-pe\/hoops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hoops<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for residents to use to play fun games:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hula Hoop Competition (to see who can keep the hoop on their hips the longest)<\/li>\n<li>Tossing Contest (to see who can toss a ball or bean bag through a hanging hoop)<\/li>\n<li>Airplane Flying Game (to see who can toss a paper airplane so that it travels through the hoop)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/sensational-rainbow-scarves-19160G\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4) Scarves<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/nylon-juggling-scarves-W5066002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29331 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/senior-winter-ideas.png\" alt=\"senior winter ideas\" width=\"700\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/senior-winter-ideas.png 700w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/senior-winter-ideas-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/senior-winter-ideas-220x167.png 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/senior-winter-ideas-396x300.png 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hand out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/sensational-rainbow-scarves-19160G\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>colorful scarves<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that residents can use to improve their arm mobility. For instance, schedule fun exercises like the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chair Dancing (where residents hold onto the scarves to accentuate their arm movements as music plays in the background)<\/li>\n<li>Juggling (where residents try to juggle multiple scarves at once)<\/li>\n<li>Mirroring Games (where residents mimic your moves as you use a scarf to make various arm movements)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-vinyl-square-beanbags-W9765G\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5) Bean Bags<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-vinyl-square-beanbags-W9765G\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/beanbags-senior-living-activities.jpg\" alt=\"beanbags senior living activities\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/beanbags-senior-living-activities.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/beanbags-senior-living-activities-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/beanbags-senior-living-activities-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/beanbags-senior-living-activities-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Invite residents to use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/search\/index.php?q=beanbag+set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bean bags<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to play fun tossing games:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tossing Into a Target (set out baskets or buckets to see how many times residents can successfully toss the bean bags into the targets)<\/li>\n<li>Tossing With a Partner (have residents stand apart from one another and move back a step with each successful catch to see which team can toss and catch the bean bag at the farthest distance)<\/li>\n<li>One-Person Juggle (encourage residents to toss a bean bag up in the air with one hand to catch it with the other)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/sports-and-pe\/lawn-games\/flying-disc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6) Frisbees<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-competition-flying-disc-10-W9706\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29334 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/frisbee-senior-residents.jpg\" alt=\"frisbee senior residents\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/frisbee-senior-residents.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/frisbee-senior-residents-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/frisbee-senior-residents-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/frisbee-senior-residents-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-competition-flying-disc-10-W9706\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plastic Frisbees<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-jumbo-flying-discs-W9365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>soft Frisbees<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for fun indoor targeting games:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Floor Slide (invert Frisbees on the floor to see who can slide their Frisbee the farthest along the floor or into a target like a box on its side)<\/li>\n<li>Hoop Throw (hang a hoop for residents to toss soft Frisbees through)<\/li>\n<li>Frisbee Knock Down (set up inverted cups for residents to toss a Frisbee to knock down)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-jumbo-flying-discs-W9365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29335 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/flying-disc-activities.jpg\" alt=\"flying disc senior activities\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/flying-disc-activities.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/flying-disc-activities-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/flying-disc-activities-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/flying-disc-activities-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-table-tennis-balls-1-star-white-W9957\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7) Ping Pong Balls<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-table-tennis-balls-1-star-white-W9957\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pin-pong-balls-senior-activities.jpg\" alt=\"pin pong balls senior activities\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pin-pong-balls-senior-activities.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pin-pong-balls-senior-activities-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pin-pong-balls-senior-activities-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pin-pong-balls-senior-activities-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Show residents how to use<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/search\/index.php?q=table+tennis+balls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ping pong balls<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to play fun games, like the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ping Pong Bounce (set up a basket at one end of a long table for residents at the other end to bounce ping pong balls so that they land in the basket)<\/li>\n<li>Ping Pong Ball Catch (have residents bounce a ping pong ball off the floor with one hand and catch it with the other hand)<\/li>\n<li>Ping Pong Bowling (set up wooden pegs or inverted golf tees on a table for residents to try to knock down by rolling ping pong balls along the table)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/sports-and-pe\/parachutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8) Parachutes<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/12-institutional-play-parachute-W2368\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/parachute-senior-living.jpg\" alt=\"parachute senior living\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/parachute-senior-living.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/parachute-senior-living-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/parachute-senior-living-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/parachute-senior-living-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unravel a large<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/sports-and-pe\/parachutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> parachute<\/strong><\/a> for residents to hold onto as they play fun games:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mushroom (have everyone lift up their side of the parachute at the same time and bring it down at the same time to create a mushroom shape in the parachute)<\/li>\n<li>Popcorn (add inflated balloons or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-super-bounce-foam-ball-2-3-4-W12941\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>small foam balls<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to the center of the parachute for residents to bounce up and down, mimicking popcorn in a popcorn machine, as they move their arms up and down)<\/li>\n<li>Ocean Waves (synchronize residents so that each side is moving their arms up and down at different times to create waves along the parachute\u2019s edges)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Find more ideas from Notjustbingo\u00a0<a title=\"on the S&amp;amp;S blog here\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/category\/senior-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on the S&amp;S blog here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>About Not Just Bingo:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img class=\"wp-image-9893\" src=\"https:\/\/ssww-blog.s3.amazonaws.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/notjutbingo-logo-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"senior activity ideas\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"Not Just Bingo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.notjustbingo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Not Just Bingo<\/a>\u00a0is an online resource of fun, senior activity ideas for activity professionals of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. They have been providing fun activity ideas online since 2009, and continue to assist activity professionals across the country by creating meaningful and engaging activity ideas for their residents that go \u201cbeyond bingo.\u201d Not Just Bingo feels\u00a0privileged to help activity directors better the living experiences of their residents while demonstrating that a senior\u2019s quality of life can actually\u00a0<em>improve<\/em>\u00a0when they move to a nursing facility!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want even more ideas each month? Visit\u00a0<a title=\"www.notjustbingo.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.notjustbingo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.notjustbingo.com<\/a>\u00a0for how-to activity ideas, monthly newsletters, and daily holiday ideas. 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