Cycling for people with dementia -Positive Spin

Cycle Training UK will be piloting a cycling project for people with cognitive impairment and their carers/families, in Lambeth, starting on the 29th July.

If you know anyone who may wish to take part please get in touch

Info here: http://www.cycletraining.co.uk/positive-spin.html

This is great @skydancer, thanks for posting this.

My mother has early onset alzheimers and cycles almost every day - I would highly recommend encouraging people to try this if anyone is interested. Going on rides with mum when I am back home is one of my favourite things to do now. She bloody stomps too.

This is amazing thanks for sharing something so personal.

Thanks for posting this @wjwat1. If you're mum is in london. It would be great to see her (and you ) at Clapham common for the launch session. Its at 1130. Then every Wednesday from 1000-1400

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This is a fabulous idea. A few years back I worked in a day centre for older people where we had a number of visitors with various stages of dementia, and I've seen first hand what a difference things like this make to helping people maintain their independence and social lives. Well done to CTUK and Lambeth for doing something so positive and caring.

Unfortunately mum is on the other side of the World back home in Australia, otherwise we would be there for sure. Hardest thing I have done moving here but my family is great and have been supportive in allowing me to follow my / my partner's life goals. We have a few de facto attitudes at the moment: "quality time, not quantity time" and making sure we all support each other. Bloody hard though.

The more I think about this the better an idea I think it is. One of mum's problems is that most support for people suffering dementia is aimed at the 80+ bracket, which means she cannot really relate to anyone else and gets upset going to organised support groups, etc. This would be a very good first step for people in the same boat.

One of mum's problems is that most support for people suffering dementia is aimed at the 80+ bracket, which means she cannot really relate to anyone else and gets upset going to organised support groups, etc.

Yes this is a major issue since many people with dementia can be younger people depending in the cause. Inherited CJD or alcohol related dementia can affect quite young people yet as you point out @wjwat1 most services are directed at older people with activities such as singing old timey songs or reminiscing sessions about the blitz etc.

Should anyone know someone living in or near lambeth who has a cognitive impairment, they can turn up tomorrow and take part.

here are the joining instructions:

If they can't attend this week they can come on one of the following Wednesday sessions between 1000 and 1400 (see link on OP for details of dates)

Positive Spin, cycling for people with #dementia launch today. Fun for all @cycletraininguk @DPCIC http://t.co/lcKMxGFtwv

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Look at those smiles. What a brilliant idea. Nice work.

Cheers!

Project is progressing nicely, well attended.
Some more pics from the last session on Wednesday here:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.1008193942558052.1073741846.138484179529037&type=3&notif_t=like

We finished this pilot in Lambeth
Video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHD_1nkOFRM

more information here:
http://www.cycletraining.co.uk/positive-spin.html

We will be rolling this out in a few location in London in Spring 2016. Please get in touch should you wish to know more (@canoe_paddler), especially if you are linked to a Local Authority and would like to run a positive spin event (david@cycletraining.co.uk).

just sent you an email

John

Great project!
My mum passed away a month ago and had Alzheimer's - it's a cruel illness that robs everyone of so much.
Would love to get involved in some way but I'm in Wiltshire... (Work in the NHS - mental health as an OT) so this may be of interest to not just local authorities but to mental health teams too...
Cheers!

Send me an email @johnnettles2 and we can follow this up...

Following last years pilot we will be running Positive Spin, cycling for people with dementia in Lambeth and Hackney. We started today...

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This is awesome. Just awesome.

totally agree Awesome

http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/project-getting-people-with-dementia-cycling-is-hailed-a-success/019552

While there's a lot of research about the positive effect of cycling on wellbeing (http://velomotion.today/positive-spin-cycling-can-make-happy/) we're wondering what research is thee into other benefits of cycling especially on brain function. @moorhen

this is great! keep up the good work!

Is this an ongoing project?

Yes relaunching across London in the spring

How do you sign up? Something that would really help my gran

Check out our website in the op for info. Or pm me or @moorhen

We are rolling out another season of cycling for people with dementia. Details here: https://www.cycletraining.co.uk/our-services/positive-spin.html

Also if you are in a position to run a Positive Spin as part of a social franchise get in touch
see https://www.cycletraining.co.uk/our-services/positive-spin-social-franchise.html