Improv Crazy Eights
Everyone shakes out their right arm eight times counting aloud, then the left arm eight, right leg eight, left leg eight. Then four of each, then two, then one — the count speeding up as it shrinks — and it ends on a single shake and a group cheer. Ninety seconds, no thinking, whole body awake. It's the fastest way to move a group from sitting-and-tired to standing-and-ready, and the shared countdown and final shout knit everyone into one energy before the session proper begins.
🎓 Tips
Count out loud together — the unison voice is half the wake-up. A silent shake-out is just stretching. Keep the tempo climbing as the numbers drop. The accelerating build is what delivers the energy spike. Land the final cheer big. That shared shout is the button that flips the group from warm-up into work.
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