27 Quick and Fun Wellbeing Activities for Team Meetings

Ever seen that meme that says, “This meeting could have been an email”? Most of us feel that in our bones. When meetings show up on the calendar every day, at odd times, and somehow stretch way past the scheduled end, they stop being useful and start feeling like endurance tests.

Not entirely, but you can ease the pain of these daily sagas by turning a few minutes of each one into genuine well-being time. A meta-analysis on micro-breaks (breaks under 10 minutes) found they significantly increase wellbeing (more vigor, less fatigue) and can improve performance, especially for clerical and creative tasks.

In one study, 90% of highly engaged employees said they work on a fun team, compared with just 37% of disengaged employees.

In this blog, you’ll find quick, low-prep wellbeing activities you can plug straight into your agenda: no equipment, no over-engineering, just simple activities that make your team meetings feel a little less like emails in disguise and a lot more like time well spent.

They also work whether your team is entirely in-person, fully remote, or a hybrid mix.

Let's dig in.

How to Bring Wellbeing into Every Meeting: 27 Activities to Try

The foundation of any good wellbeing moment is genuine listening. When you run these activities, don't just go through the motions. Actively listen to what people share. Let the conversation flow naturally.

When someone speaks, follow up with open questions that show you care: "How are you, really?" or "Is there anything currently impacting your health and wellbeing?" or "How can I best support you?"

Interestingly, when people feel genuinely heard and acknowledged, they open up. They contribute. They remember that their teammates (and leaders) value them as humans. And that's also when these moments stop being activities and start being a culture.

Below are 27 activities we’ve curated to energize even the most routine meetings. Pick the activity that matches your meeting type/phase, energy level, and team vibe. No prep required. Just five minutes that transform how your team shows up.

Index:
🏢 In-person = Best suited for teams meeting face-to-face
🪑 Remote-friendly = Works equally well for virtual teams
🟢 Low-energy = No intense physical exertion needed
🟡 High-energy = Builds momentum and gets people moving
🔵 Quiet = Doesn't require loud noise or music
🔴 Loud/fun = Encourages laughter, energy, and sound

ICEBREAKERS (Start of Meeting)

1. Movement and Gratitude Blend

⏱ 3–5 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟢 Low-energy 🔵 Quiet

Your team needs to move. Invite everyone to stand or sit upright and stretch. Have one person lead simple stretches like neck circles, shoulder rolls, and gentle side bends.

Between each stretch, invite people to name one thing that genuinely made them smile this week. It wakes up tense bodies while creating connection through shared positivity. The stretching loosens tight muscles, while the gratitude instantly shifts the room's energy.

You can also think of hosting walking meetings. They're a game changer. Research by American Psychological Associations reveals walking meetings can enhance creative thinking by up to 100%.

2. The Mystery Object Pitch Game

⏱ 5–8 minutes 🏢 In-person 🟡 High-energy 🔴 Loud/fun

Grab random items from your space: a pen, a stapler, a mug, or a notebook. Randomly assign one to each person. Give them 90 seconds to "sell" their object without saying what it actually is.

A pen becomes "a magical tool for capturing dreams." A stapler becomes "a powerful connector that holds things together." It builds creative confidence and entrepreneurial thinking in a low-stakes, entertaining way.

3. Back-to-Back Listening Challenge

⏱ 5–7 minutes 🏢 In-person 🟡 High-energy 🔴 Loud/fun

Pair people up and have them sit back-to-back. One person holds a simple image or description; the other has paper and pen. The first person describes what they see without naming it directly. The second person draws solely from the description.

It reveals how much gets lost in translation and teaches the importance of mindful presence through hilarious mismatches. Everyone laughs while learning something real.

4. Collaborative Sentence Building

⏱ 3–5 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟡 High-energy 🔴 Loud/fun

Sit in a circle. The first person starts a story with one sentence. The second person adds one sentence, and so on, around the room. The story becomes increasingly absurd and hilarious as different personalities steer the narrative.

It teaches active listening, builds quick thinking, and creates shared laughter while everyone shares ownership of something creative.

5. Cross-Team Bingo Connection

⏱ 8–10 minutes 🏢 In-person 🟢 Low-energy 🔵 Quiet

Create bingo cards with descriptions: "Speaks two languages," "Has traveled to five countries," "Loves cooking," "Plays an instrument," "Been with the company five+ years." Have people mingle and find colleagues who match each square.

First to complete a line wins. It builds unexpected connections across teams and reminds people they work with interesting humans.

6. Quick-Fire Icebreaker and Interesting Facts

⏱ 3–5 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🔵 Quiet

Choose questions and go rapid-fire around the room: "What superpower would you pick for a workday?", "What skill would you master with unlimited time?", "What show or podcast are you enjoying?", or "What's one interesting fact about yourself most people don't know?"

Keep answers limited to one sentence. It sparks conversation without dragging out introductions and reveals surprising depth.

7. Pet or Passion Spotlight

⏱ 3–5 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🔵 Quiet

Invite one or two people per meeting to share a quick story or image related to a pet or hobby. It could be a photo, a short story, or a fun moment. This brings warmth, humor, and "slice of life" energy into routine meetings.

8. Book, Podcast, or Show Swap

⏱ 5–7 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🔵 Quiet

Invite each person to share one recommendation of something they have enjoyed recently: a book, podcast, show, or article. One sentence about why they loved it. People leave with new entertainment ideas and learn about colleagues' interests.

ENERGY RESETS (Mid-Meeting)

9. Physical Tension Shake-Out

⏱ 2–3 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟢 Low-energy 🟡 High-energy

Bodies hold tension like email inboxes hold spam. Call a "system reset" and have everyone stand. For 20 seconds, they shake out their hands, arms, and legs, letting tension release. Follow it with a full body stretch, and one shared deep breath.

This works exceptionally well before long strategy sessions where people would otherwise sit frozen.

10. The Energy Surge Dance Break

⏱ 2–3 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟡 High-energy 🔴 Loud/fun

Play 60 seconds of upbeat music and invite your team to move, however it feels natural. No choreography, no judgment. Some people dance, some bounce, some sway. After 60 seconds, sit down.

Heart rates spike, endorphins flood in, and the mood shifts instantly. This movement therapy is especially powerful before dense afternoon meetings. Remote teams love this because they can move freely in their own space.

11. Guided Body Scan Reset

⏱ 2–3 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟢 Low-energy 🔵 Quiet

Walk your team through a quick two-minute body awareness exercise. Start at the top of the head and move down: notice tension in your jaw, shoulders, chest, stomach, and legs. As you mention each area, people consciously relax it.

It is a quick mindfulness excercise without requiring the intense focus that meditation usually demands. Works for all fitness levels.

12. The 60-Second Skill Swap

⏱ 4–6 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟡 High-energy 🔴 Loud/fun

Pick two or three super quick "skills" people can teach in 60 seconds: "How to take the perfect screenshot," "Three ways to open a stuck jar," "The best email organization hack." Assign each person one.

They teach things at lightning speed. It's hilarious because many will bomb. Sometimes the simplest things matter most.

13. The Desk Photo Scavenger Hunt

⏱ 5–7 minutes 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟡 High-energy 🔴 Loud/fun

Give your team a list of 5-7 quick photo challenges to complete at their desk in three minutes: "Photo of something blue," "You making your best thinking face," "Something that makes you smile," "Your left shoe," "Your workspace from above." People scramble, share photos on screen, or chat.

This wellness game creates humanity plus laughter and reveals personality.

14.Live Pictionary Battle

⏱ 5–8 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟡 High-energy 🔴 Loud/fun

Use a free online drawing game like Skribbl.io or set up a shared Google Drawing. One person draws a word or phrase while others guess. Keep rounds fast, one minute per drawing. It is chaotic, hilarious, and works perfectly for remote teams.

People who think they cannot draw often produce the funniest pictures.

15. Speed Charades Showdown

⏱ 6–8 minutes 🏢 In-person 🟡 High-energy 🔴 Loud/fun

Divide into two teams. Each person acts out a word or phrase (movie titles, book names, company jargon) without speaking, while their team guesses. Set a timer for 30 seconds per person.

The first team to guess correctly wins the point. Energy runs high. It builds quick thinking and generates lots of laughter.

16. Online Trivia Tournament

⏱ 5–8 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟡 High-energy 🔵 Quiet

Use a free platform like Sporcle, Kahoot, or Trivia.com. Pick a category people care about: movies, geography, pop culture, or company history. Keep rounds short. Run a quick leaderboard. It feels like a friendly competition without much high stakes.

17. The Sports or Pop Culture Prediction Game

⏱ 3–5 minutes setup, decision at meeting end 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🔵 Quiet

Before a major sports event or pop culture moment (movie release, award show, new season drop), ask your team to write down their predictions on a shared doc or sticky note during the first five minutes of a meeting. "Who will win?", "What will happen?", "Which character will survive?"

At the end of the meeting, quickly tally the guesses. Winners are announced on the spot or at the next meeting. It creates quick engagement without a long-term time commitment.

18. Card Game Lightning Round

⏱ 5–10 minutes 🏢 In-person 🟡 High-energy 🔴 Loud/fun

Bring simple card games like Uno or Snap. Play one quick round before or after a meeting. No betting, just fun. It breaks up the sitting-and-talking energy. Even people who say they "do not like games" often join in once it starts. Cards naturally build team connections.

19. The "Guess the Movie, Show, or Song" Audio Game

⏱ 4–6 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟡 High-energy 🔵 Quiet

Play short audio clips from popular movies, TV shows, or songs. People guess what it is. Mix eras and genres, so everyone has a chance to identify something. Keep it fast-paced. Remote teams can listen through speakers. It is light-hearted and universally enjoyable.

20. The Corporate Mystery Case

⏱ 8–10 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟡 High-energy 🔵 Quiet

Create a scenario: a missing file, an unexpected client issue, or a puzzling internal situation. Provide a handful of clues. Teams ask clarifying questions in rounds and piece together what happened. It builds deductive reasoning, collaboration, and light- suspense. Remote teams can solve it through shared documents or chat.

21. Shark Pitch Mini-Round

⏱ 12–15 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟡 High-energy 🔴 Loud/fun

Ask small groups to come up with a playful solution to a common workplace annoyance, like messy shared spaces or endless email threads. They get 10 minutes to design a "product" and two minutes to pitch it. It taps creative problem-solving while staying light and humorous.

Leadership can vote on the "best" idea.

22. The Meme Creation Sprint

⏱ 8–10 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟡 High-energy 🔴 Loud/fun

Ask each person to create a meme related to a recent work event or company culture moment. They have five minutes to use a free tool like Imgflip or Canva. Then everyone shares and votes on the funniest one.

It is creative, hilarious, and lets people express humor about work in a safe, light-hearted way.

WIND-DOWNS (End of Meeting)

23. Energy Reset Before or After Meetings

⏱ 5 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟢 Low-energy 🔵 Quiet

Encourage your team to take a five-minute movement break before a meeting starts or immediately after it ends. Whether it's a quick staircase walk (if in office), a lap around the home (if remote), or standing and moving to music, the goal is oxygen and blood flow, not intensity.

This prevents the midday energy crash that happens when people sit through back-to-back meetings. Position it as an optional warm-up or cool-down activity.

24. Silver Lining Reframing Exercise

⏱ 5–8 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟢 Low-energy 🔵 Quiet

Pair people up. One person briefly shares a challenge or setback from their week: a tough project, awkward conversation, or disappointment. Their partner retells the story, highlighting what went well, what was learned, or what possibility it opened. Then they switch.

It builds resilience and shows that challenges carry growth.

25. Quick Win Sharing Circle

⏱ 3–5 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟢 Low-energy 🔵 Quiet

Ask each person to share one small wellbeing win from the past week: drinking more water, going for a short walk, or signing off on time. Keep it in one sentence and move quickly. Ideas stay realistic. People walk away with small, doable habits they can try themselves.

26. Growth Moment Storytelling

⏱ 5–8 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟢 Low-energy 🔵 Quiet

Invite one person per meeting to share a time they learned something unexpected or made a mistake that taught them something valuable. Keep it short. It normalizes failure as learning. People see that growth requires vulnerability.

It also creates a culture where people are willing to take thoughtful risks.

27. Future Visualization Circle

⏱ 4–6 minutes 🏢 In-person 🪑 Remote-friendly 🟢 Low-energy 🔵 Quiet

Ask your team to close their eyes and imagine themselves one month from now, having completed a current goal or project. What did they do? How do they feel? What came next? After two minutes of quiet visualization, invite people to share one word or short phrase about what they saw.

It builds motivation and collective vision.

Final Thoughts

Pick Activity #1. See what happens when your team actually shows up instead of just logging in.

The trap most organizations fall into: they run one good activity, feel the buzz, and assume culture changes on its own. It doesn't. By week two, you're back to soul-crushing meetings and checked-out employees.

Wellbeing that sticks requires something different. It requires tracking. Personalization. Measurement. Systems instead of just good intentions.

Vantage Fit builds such infrastructure. We help you understand which activities your people genuinely connect with. We design challenges based on actual employee health data. We ensure wheelchair users, desk workers, and remote teams all have a real way to participate.

We celebrate consistency over heroics!

What Comes After This Blog?

Your team deserves meetings that energize. Make it systematic so it happens.