Bristol Bike Minded Project Helps Improve Mental Health With Cycling

 

A community based cycling project is hailing new findings that show cycling is good for maintaining good mental health.

Bristol based Life Cycle UK’s Bike Minded project helps people in the city with mental health, to improve their well-being through cycling.

Bike Minded, Project Manager, Heather Pugh said: “We offer a range of services through Bike Minded including: access to a low cost bike; cycle skills training to ensure people feel confident about riding a bike; social rides at various levels to take into account different levels of ability and fitness; bike maintenance tuition and opportunities to be part of running the group through project socials.”

More than 200 people have already benefit from the cycling support which includes tandem cycling for those with visual impairments as well as Bike Minded.

The project also works with HM Prison Service, allowing donations of unwanted bikes to be refurbished and sold onto people on low incomes.

 

 

For more information about Bike Minded phone 0117 353 4580