Seated
Stretch
Shoulders, neck, wrists and spine, all from the chair. The safe choice for a first try or a camera-shy team.
Moves include
Shoulder Back Rolls · Cat Cow · Look Around · Look Up · Bends With Hands Behind Head
Free 2-minute meeting energizer
Your meeting needs a wiggle.
Share this tab in Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet, press Start, and the whole call moves together for two minutes.
Weekly sync · Movement break
Stretch · 8 moves, 15 seconds each
What is a meeting energizer?
A meeting energizer is a short activity that wakes a group up at the start of a meeting or somewhere in the sleepy middle. This one is a movement break: the host opens this page, shares the tab in Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet, and everyone copies the moves on the shared screen for 1, 2 or 5 minutes. Then you go back to the agenda.
It is for whoever runs the call: team leads, facilitators, trainers, teachers. The routines come from Wakeout, the movement break app Apple named iPhone App of the Year. This page is free, nobody installs anything, and nobody has to be good at it.
By Pedro Wunderlich, Co-founder, Wakeout · Updated
Open it ready to go
- 2-minute virtual stretch breakSeated and calm. The safe pick for a first try or a camera-shy team.
- Icebreaker for a big callOne minute of chair dancing. It works the same for eight people or eight hundred.
- 5-minute energizer for a team meetingEveryone on their feet. For the workshop that has gone on a bit.
- Brain break for the meeting after lunchTwo minutes, standing. Everybody is sleepy and nobody will admit it.
Questions
Meeting energizer FAQ
Does it work in Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet?
Yes, and in any other meeting tool that can share a browser tab or window, such as Webex or a Slack huddle. It is a web page, not a plug-in, so there is nothing for IT to approve.
Do people have to stand up or turn their cameras on?
No. Stretch and Chair dance are done sitting down, and all of it works in normal work clothes. Cameras are optional. It is more fun when a few are on.
How long does an energizer take?
Pick 1, 2 or 5 minutes before you press Start. Two minutes is the sweet spot for most meetings: long enough to change the mood, short enough that nobody objects.
Does a 2-minute movement break actually do anything?
In our own study of 112,031 check-ins from 5,019 people in the Wakeout app, 97% said they felt better right after a short routine. That measures mood, not fitness, and mood is the part a meeting needs.
Read the Exercise Snack Report