5 - Synthwave Fusion: Mind-Body Integration
Associated contents
Required Equipment
- Chairs
- Steppers
Procedure
- Instructions:
- The therapist selects and plays back four different videos from the synthwave collection.
- For each video, the therapist describes and demonstrates a physical activity to be performed.
- The therapist then plays back the four videos in a random order for a duration of a minute each.
- The participants are asked to perform the physical activity associated with each video.
Examples of videos and physical activities:
Interlude: Patients perform sets of five repetitions of getting up and sitting down on a chair, alternating with short rest intervals.
Breeze: Patients engage in stepping up and down the stepper, focusing on maintaining a steady rhythm and using proper stepping techniques.
Electric Dreams: Patients take a moment to rest and relax, allowing for mental and physical rejuvenation.
Spring Break: Patients simulate swimming motions by moving their arms.
Benefits
Engages patients' focus and attention during the exercise
Supports memory recalling and retention
Information coding and association
General wellbeing through physical exercise