Looking for fun physical challenges for adults? From obstacle course racing to dance classes, here are some exciting activities to keep you moving and motivated. Looking for ways to stay active, challenge yourself, and have fun all at once? Look no further than these fun physical challenges for adults. From obstacle courses to team sports, there are plenty of exciting activities to keep you moving and motivated. Let’s dive into some of the best options for adults looking to add a little thrill to their fitness routine.
And most importantly, these experiments are completely safe both for the young adults.You can also easily integrate these sporting challenges into an Olympiad. A physical challenge can also be fun if timed, so have fun challenging your friends!
These physical tasks and challenges are perfect for people who like to move, stimulate their bodies and take on challenges. They will allow you to create a healthy competitive atmosphere and encourage participants to step out of their comfort zone.
Fun Physical Challenges for Adults You Must Do
1. Create a rainbow
What we do : Fill a deep transparent glass bowl with water to half the capacity. We put a mirror on the bottom. We place a switched-on flashlight below and direct the light upward. All! You can admire the rainbow.
Explanation : Light is refracted in water and a rainbow is formed.
2. Chicken shell strength
What we do : Take four halves of chicken shells, place them on the table like four legs and cover with a plastic board. Place a heavy book, cereal bag, or other weight on top. The shell will support the weight without any problems.
Explanation : The surface of the egg shell itself is fragile, but due to its dome-shaped shape, the weight of the object located on top is distributed evenly. Therefore, the shell is able to withstand significant mechanical loads.
3. Take the coin out of the container with water without touching the liquid
What we do : Take a deep plate, put a coin and pour water. We put a candle in a plate, light it, and after a minute we cover it with a glass. When the flame goes out, the liquid will be drawn into the glass and “open” the coin.
Explanation : The candle goes out, the air cools, and therefore decreases in volume. As a result, the pressure in the glass drops, and water from the plate rushes inside.
4. Animate the drawn arrow
What we do : Take a sheet of paper, draw an arrow on it with a felt-tip pen and glue the sheet to the wall with paper tape. Pour water into a transparent glass glass and place it in front of the arrow. We look at the arrow – it has changed direction.
Explanation : A glass of water is a kind of magnifying glass with a biconvex lens. The arrow is located between the magnifying glass and the focus, so we see the real image and the virtual one.
5. Visually about surface tension
What we do : Take a plastic bottle, fill it with water and screw on the cap. Using a needle or pin, make holes in the walls of the container. Liquid will begin to flow out of the holes, but after a couple of seconds it will stop.
Explanation : Surface tension holds liquid in a closed bottle even if there are holes. But when the cap is unscrewed, water will start pouring out.
6. Fluid flow upward
What we do : Take two wide flasks, pour water into one, and vegetable oil into the second. Place a piece of cardboard or very thick paper on the first flask, press it with your palm, turn it over and hold it for a few seconds. Next, place the flask with water in this position on the flask with oil and move the cardboard slightly. The result is that the liquid moves down and the oil “flows” up.
Explanation : Oil weighs less and has less density, so water displaces it upward.
PS Instead of flasks, you can use glasses.
7. Boiling water in a syringe
What we do : You will need very hot water, but not boiling water. We fill the syringe with such water and pull back the piston – the water begins to boil and bubbles form in it.
Explanation : When the piston is pulled back, the pressure decreases, so water begins to boil at a temperature below 100°.
8. Instantly turning water into ice
What we do : Fill a plastic bottle with water and put it in the freezer for about 1.5 hours. We smoothly take the bottle out of the freezer and shake it sharply – the water instantly freezes and turns into ice.
Explanation : Shaking causes the crystals to come together, causing a crystallization center to form and ice to form.
9. Rapid cooling of heated water
What we do : Take two glasses and pour water heated to a boil into them, immerse a steel tablespoon in one. After 7 minutes, we measure the temperature indicators – in the glass with the spoon the water has cooled down, and in the second it is still hot.
Explanation : A metal spoon is much cooler and has good thermal conductivity, so the liquid gives off heat faster and cools down.
10. Build a bridge out of paper
What we do : Fold two “platforms” of books at a distance less than the length of an A4 sheet from each other. If you simply lay down a sheet of paper, it will not become a reliable support; any load will push the structure down. But if you fold the paper like an accordion, the structure will not collapse even under the weight of the book.
Explanation : The sheet has stiffening ribs, so its load capacity has increased significantly.
11. We pierce the bag of water – but it doesn’t flow
What we do : Take a regular plastic bag, fill it with water, and then pierce it with a sharpened pencil or other similar object. Water does not flow out!
Explanation : Polyethylene is puncture resistant due to its contraction effect. Once punctured, the material contracts around the pencil, so liquid does not leak out.
12. Original experiment with balance
What we do : You need to take a wine cork, insert two forks into it from the sides, and a skewer into one of the ends. Place the skewer on the edge of the cup – the structure will remain in balance.
Explanation : This complex structure has a center of gravity below its support point, so it does not fall.
13. Place the egg inside the bottle
What we do : You need to hard-boil and peel a small egg. Next, take a bottle, soak cotton wool in ethyl alcohol, throw it inside the bottle and set it on fire. We put the peeled egg on the neck – it gets pulled in.
Explanation : During combustion, oxygen is burned and a reduced pressure is formed in the bottle. High external pressure pushes the egg inward.
14. A candle lights up without matches
What we do : Take a candle and place a small cotton wool near the wick. We cut off a strip of foil, bend it in the middle and make a cut on the fold. We place the two edges of the foil on the two poles of the battery and bring the structure closer to the cotton wool, it lights up and ignites the wick.
Explanation : A current passes through the foil, which ignites the candle.
15. Water lid made of gauze
What we do : Fill the glass with water, cover it with a piece of gauze on top and secure it on the neck with an elastic band. We turn the glass over, the water does not pour out.
Explanation : Water does not flow out due to surface tension and atmospheric pressure.
16. Levitation is not magic, but reality
What we do : Take a table tennis ball and a hairdryer. Turn on the hair dryer, point its nozzle upward and place the ball in the air stream. The ball hangs in place and does not move.
Explanation : The pressure inside the air stream is lower than outside. This difference keeps the ball in place.
17. Water pours from a bottle into a glass on its own
What we do : Take a plastic bottle, make a hole in it on the side, insert a cocktail tube into it (but not all the way!) and fix it with plasticine. Pour water into the bottle and place a balloon on top of the neck. We lower the second end of the tube into the glass and heat the glass with its burning candle. The water itself pours from the bottle into the glass.
Explanation : The difference in pressure created causes water to flow from the bottle into the glass.
18. Lemon battery
What we do : Take a lemon, knead it, insert a copper wire and a galvanized nail into it to a depth of about 2 cm. We do a similar procedure with the second lemon. We connect both structures to each other and connect the LED – it lights up!
Explanation : Lemon contains a large amount of citric acid. When we put copper and zinc in acid, a chemical reaction begins. As a result, copper receives a positive charge and zinc receives a negative charge
19. Water candlestick
What we do : Take a glass and fill it with water. We insert a nail into the lower end of the candle to make the structure heavier. Its length should be such that the candle is immersed in water, and only the wick and the paraffin edge should remain above the water. We light the wick and watch the candle burn to the end.
Explanation : The candle becomes shorter and lighter, so it floats as it burns.
20. Air pressure illustration
What we do : We carry out a simple test – pour water into a glass, cover it with a sheet of thick paper and turn it over, holding the paper with your palm. When we take our hand away, the paper doesn’t fall.
Explanation : Atmospheric pressure acts on the leaf and the water in the glass, so the leaf does not fall, but is “attracted” to the edges of the gla
Obstacle courses are also fun sporting challenges
Kids of all ages can enjoy these obstacle course ideas !
- Indoor obstacle course
Obstacle courses are great physical games for children. Build a course using some of these ideas in any order:
- Crawling under tables.
- Use a balance beam as described in game number 2.
- Climb on beanbags.
- Jump/somersault/crawl/crab walk from one obstacle to another.
- Jump on cushions from one point to another.
- Perform various exercises like 20 Jumping Jacks.
- One of my personal favorites: crawling through a tunnel of blankets or sheets (hang them over chairs, couches, etc.)
- Throw stuffed animals into a laundry basket.
Variation for all of these obstacle courses : Make it a competition and time it to see who can complete the entire course the fastest.
- Outdoor Obstacle Course
Here are some ideas for an outdoor course, to be put in any order:
- Set up a ladder and ask the children to climb each rung.
- Only allow jumping/walking backwards/belling from one area of the course to another.
- Walk balanced on a balance beam .
- Perform various exercises like 20 sit-ups or push-ups.
- Give each child 2 sheets of newspaper and let each step be done on one piece of newspaper only. This requires the child to reach back and grab the journal sheet from the previous step: tricky!
- Create a slalom: the children must run in a zigzag between the obstacles.
- Jump over various objects.
- Throw balls to make objects fall.
- Use water jets to hit targets.
- Have the children fill a cup with water, run to another container, pour the water into the container, and repeat this process until they fill the container.
Variation for all of these obstacle courses : For older kids, make it a competition and time them to see how long it takes them to complete the entire course.
- Animal racing
Some races require children to jump like a frog. Or run on all fours like a dog. Or maybe crawl on the ground like a lizard! Make it more fun with costumes!
- Musical Chairs (No Elimination)
Put on your dancing shoes! The no-elimination musical chairs game is ideal with at least 4 or more children playing and 1 extra person to stop the music.
- The cat and its variations
The cat and mouse game is a great classic among physical activity games. We all played it. Get into the game with the kids and challenge them not to get caught by the cat!
- Skipping rope
If you don’t have jump ropes, don’t worry. You can make a rope out of plastic bags ! You can then launch sporting challenges using these skipping rope games .
Funny sporting challenges for children aged 9 to 12
At this age, physical games may begin to be replaced by sports for some children, but others are still happy with games and sporting challenges. Go for it !
- Wrestling
This is what I call physical activity. Challenge the kids to knock you over! Make sure you only do this on carpet or grass. OK, if you have real gym mats, go for it!
- Crab Walk
The crab walk will really annoy the kids. Start by sitting on the floor with your hands and feet flat on the floor. Make sure your fingers aren’t pointing toward your body, otherwise you’ll put too much pressure on your wrists. Now raise your torso toward the sky, about shoulder level. Then start walking with your hands and feet. Let’s see how long you and the kids can keep this up! Watch the video below to learn this walk: