The power of inclusive cycling
Cycling mitigates impairment and enhances mobility. For some people cycling is easier than walking. Cycling also provides the benefits of physical exercise such as improved wellbeing, reduced social isolation and less chance of non-communicable diseases. How could it help your patients/ service users/ clients?
In this post, the first in a series of three, I highlight what cycling can offer over and above other physical activity and – using existing online voices – demonstrate how cycling has been beneficial to people with different mental health conditions.
This post is the second in a series of 3. The first showed how cycling has helped people with a range of mental health conditions, in their own words. In this post, I focus on things to consider before encouraging someone to start cycling. You can find out more of how to start cycling in your local area more generally in an earlier blog.
When David Watts sustained a major stroke at the age of 74, it looked like his cycling days were finally over. Even into his 70s he was regularly out on his bike, cycling up to 20,000 miles a year. But after his stroke in 2013 he experienced significant difficulties including dysphagia, right-side paralysis, neuropathic pain… Continue reading Cycle-mad David’s life went full circle
The power of inclusive cycling 
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