Top 30+ Engaging wellbeing activities for team meetings
Including wellbeing team activities in your team meetings can be a simple way to make everyone feel more connected, relaxed, and motivated.
As you already know, meetings can come with pressure. However, adding small moments for team wellbeing activities can boost your employees’ morale and help them feel more at ease. You can also build a sense of community and make your team meetings more relaxed when you choose the right activities.
Now, these wellbeing ideas don’t have to take up much time. However, they can bring a positive change to your team’s energy and focus.
There are so many fun wellbeing activities for team meetings that you can explore. From mindfulness exercises to light physical activities, there’s a lot you can do to keep your team engaged and happy.
In this post, we’ll look at the top 30+ ideas that are easy to try and effective in creating a healthier and happier team.
Team wellbeing activities: When to use them?
Team wellbeing activities are simple practices that can help to create a positive and relaxed environment in your workplace. These activities can help your team members feel more connected and focused on their work. The best part? You don’t need complicated activities.
A quick five-minute breathing exercise at the start or end of your meeting can make all the difference.
So, when is the actual best time to use these workplace wellness activities?
- During meetings: Meetings can sometimes feel draining. So, starting or ending your meeting with a quick wellness activity, like stretching or breathing, can help everyone relax and feel more focused.
- Workshops and training seminars: Long training days are quite tough on attention and can be stressful. So, you can add short wellness breaks during workshops to keep the energy levels up and keep everyone engaged throughout.
- Wellbeing day or week: Many companies choose a day or even a week for health and wellness initiatives. You can consider this if it’s not already part of your company culture. For your wellbeing day, try to have fun activities that support mental and physical wellness to make your team feel valued. It’s also a great way to support a balanced workplace.
- Team-building events: You can also add wellbeing initiatives to your team-building events to help everyone bond. For this, wellbeing ideas that work great are group meditation, shared healthy snack breaks, or group exercise. These activities get everyone engaged, connected, and included.
- Project kick-offs or wrap-ups: Wellness activities are also great to do at the beginning or end of big projects. They can help you create a sense of unity and celebration among your team, and the best part is that they promote a positive work environment that can motivate your team to start and finish well.
- Everyday check-ins: If you’re thinking of how to continuously remind your team members to take care of themselves, wellness activities are your best bet. You can organise a few mindful moments to help improve employee wellbeing, reduce stress, and keep your team feeling great.
Our top 30+ team wellbeing ideas to revitalise your team meetings
So, now that you know what team wellbeing activities are all about and when to use them, let’s share some fun ideas you can include to boost energy and engagement in your meetings. We’ve categorised these ideas to help you target different areas of your team’s wellbeing. Let’s get right into the details!
Team building & collaboration
Idea #1: Team brainstorming round
You can use this activity to encourage your team members to think creatively and work together to solve a common challenge.
Easy Steps: Get your team to work on a challenge that is related to work. You can even choose an interesting topic for them to deliberate on. Then, divide the team into groups and give each group ten minutes to brainstorm ideas and present their solution to everyone.
Price: Free or minimal if you need to use props.
Idea #2: Shared goal mapping
For this activity, your team members get to share personal or team goals to create a common vision they can work towards.
Easy Steps: You can provide a digital board or poster for your team to map their goals. Each member will add a short description of their goals and how to achieve them.
Price: Free
Idea #3: Group puzzle challenges
If you want something more fun, this is it. Solving puzzles together can improve your team’s problem-solving skills as well as their teamwork ability.
Easy Steps: You can use a digital or hard copy puzzle for this activity. Share it with your team and set a time limit. Allow your team to work together to solve it.
Prize: Free, if you’re using online tools. It can cost about £10 – £20 for a hard copy puzzle set.
Idea #4: Volunteer planning together
If you have an upcoming charity event, you can get your team to plan the event together.
Easy Steps: Choose a cause together with your team and decide on roles each employee will play in organising the volunteer day.
Price: It depends on the volunteer activity.
Wellness & mindfulness
Idea #5: Wellbeing challenge
You can set a fun wellness challenge on the Teamupp app to keep your team active and engaged.
Easy Steps: Choose a challenge (like a step goal) and track the activity on the app.
Price: Starting from just £1 per employee
Idea #6: Mindfulness meditation session
You can have a short meditation session at the office to help everyone relax and clear their mind before starting the day’s work.
Easy Steps: Organise a 5-minute meditation for your team members. You can use an app like Calm or Headspace for this. There are also short meditation videos online that you can use.
Price: Free if you use online resources. Paid apps can cost around £10 or more per month.
Idea #7: Breathing exercises
Engaging your team in simple breathing exercises can help them stay calm and focused all through the day.
Easy Steps: Lead your team in a few deep-breathing exercises for like three to five minutes.
Price: Free with online guides
Idea #8: Gratitude sharing
In this activity, let each team member take a few moments to share something they’re thankful for.
How to: Go around the group and pick a team member per time and ask them to mention one thing they appreciate that day or week.
Price: Free.
Icebreakers & energisers
Idea #9: Two truths and a lie
This classic icebreaker allows your team members to share fun facts (or a small lie!) about themselves.
How to: Each person states two truths and one lie, and the group will guess which of the facts is the lie.
Price: Free.
Idea #10: Rapid fire questions
This idea is to get your team talking and energised before you start a meeting.
How to: Ask each team member a random question, like their best food or a hobby they love. This is fun and entertaining.
Price: Free.
Idea #11: Show and tell
For this, your team members will bring something meaningful to show the other team members and briefly explain its importance. It can be work-related or something personal.
How to: Ask everyone to bring an item with a story or memory, and then take turns sharing.
Price: Free
Idea #12: Virtual spin the wheel
You can also use an online wheel with fun prompts to break the ice and add excitement among your team members.
How to: Set up a free online wheel with questions or tasks and spin it for each person.
Price: Free with online tools.
Physical & fitness challenges
Idea #13: Desk yoga
You can organise a quick yoga exercise that can be done at the desk to help with tension and improve focus.
How to: Share a few easy poses like neck stretches and seated twists with your team to practise.
Price: Free with online guides.
Idea #14: Step challenge
You can get your team moving even while they’re in the office by organising a step challenge at the office. Everyone will try to reach the goal by the end of the day or week.
How to: Use Teamupp app and set a team goal. Just ask your team to sync their health app to Teamupp to track their steps automatically.
Price: Starting from just £1 per employee
Idea #15: Quick stretch break
Arrange for a short break for your team to stretch to help them relieve stiffness and improve their energy.
How to: Lead the team through five-minute light stretches before you start your meeting.
Price: Free.
Idea #16: Push-up challenge
You can also have a quick physical challenge where every team member does as many push-ups as they can in a minute before or after a meeting.
How to: Set a timer for one minute and count each person’s push-ups or let them do it at their own desk.
Price: Free.
Creative & artistic activities
Idea #17: Team doodle project
Your team can have a collaborative drawing activity where each person adds something unique to the picture, and they can share their creation at the end of the day.
How To: Share a physical or digital board with your team and let each person add to the doodle.
Price: Free.
Idea #18: Photo sharing
For this, each team member will share their favourite or recent picture and the story behind it.
How to: Let each team member show their picture and explain why it’s meaningful to them. Give each person a few minutes to do this.
Price: Free.
Idea #19: Mini art challenge
Get your team’s creativity flowing by allowing them to make a short drawing or craft activity from a fun prompt.
How to: Give everyone a prompt like “draw your favourite animal,” with five minutes to create it.
Price: Free or minimal for art supplies.
Idea #20: Brainstorm vision boards
This idea allows your team to collaborate to create a vision board for projects or goals. The vision boards can be work-related or wellbeing-related.
How to: You can use a physical board or digital tool for this. Let your team add images or phrases that represent their shared goals.
Price: Free with online tools.
Healthy lifestyle & nutrition initiatives
Idea #21: Healthy recipe swap
Ask each team member to share a simple, healthy recipe they love for everyone to try.
How to: Have everyone write down or discuss their recipe, and share through email or your group chat.
Price: Free.
Idea #22: Hydration challenge
You can encourage your team to drink more water and stay hydrated with this friendly challenge.
How to: Set a daily water goal and check in during meetings on everyone’s progress.
Price: Free or minimal for a tracking tool.
Idea #23: Mindful eating break
You can encourage your team to take a moment to enjoy a healthy snack by eating it slowly and noticing the taste and texture.
How to: Ask your team members to bring healthy snacks, let them take small bites, and share what they enjoyed.
Price: Free.
Idea #24: Smoothie or juice break
You can have a quick smoothie or juice-making break during your meeting to encourage healthy choices.
How to: Ask each team member to come to the office with their ingredients, and during your break, each person can make a healthy drink and share recipes.
Price: Free if using home ingredients.
Fun competitions & games
Idea #25: Virtual bingo
Just like classic bingo, but with a twist. You can create custom bingo cards with work-related phrases and get your team to play.
How to: Set up the bingo cards and call out phrases. The first to complete a line wins the round.
Price: Free with printable cards.
Idea #26: Trivia quiz
Engage your team with fun trivia questions that test their general knowledge or wellness topics.
How to: Prepare the questions and divide your team into groups. Ask them the questions and keep score as you go. You can reward the winning team at the end of the game.
Price: Free.
Idea #27: Emoji guessing game
For this, you can share different emojis with your team and have them guess the phrase or movie title associated with the emojis.
How to: Use popular emojis to represent movies, phrases, or actions and let your team guess.
Price: Free.
Idea #28: Kahoot quiz challenge
This is a digital quiz game where your team members compete to answer fun questions.
How to: Set up a Kahoot game with a mix of wellness and work-related questions, and play online.
Price: Free or small fee to use Kahoot.
Reflection & Feedback Sessions
Idea #29: Weekly highlights and challenges
Ask your team members to share a positive highlight and a challenge they faced that week. It’s best to do this at the end of the week.
How to: Get every team member to the board room and let each person share their highs and lows in a few words.
Price: Free.
Idea #30: Monthly Reflection Round-Up
This activity takes the weekly highlights and challenges a step further. With the monthly reflection, your team gets to reflect on their achievements for the month and areas they need to improve.
How to: Use a shared document or digital board to collect feedback and ideas.
Price: Free.
Idea #31: Open floor for feedback
Give your team members an open time where they can give honest feedback or thoughts on team projects.
How to: Give 10-15 minutes each to anyone who has ideas or feedback to speak.
Price: Free.
Idea #32: Peer recognition circle
Let your team members recognise each other’s contributions to a project. This will improve appreciation and teamwork among your employees.
How to: At the end of a project or week, ask the team members to mention one thing they appreciated about a colleague’s work.
Price: Free
Make your team’s wellbeing a priority! Try these engaging activities to bring new energy to your meeting and keep your team engaged and inspired. Try our Teamupp app for an easy way to improve your team’s mindfulness and wellbeing!
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