Bike Labyrinth, Exercise Benefits, recovery Derek Jones Bike Labyrinth, Exercise Benefits, recovery Derek Jones

Bike Labyrinth: Cognitive and Physical Benefits for Individuals with Dementia or Cognitive Decline

Bike Labyrinth is an innovative product offering interactive bicycle tours for individuals who are now unable to exercise outdoors, such as those who are elderly, frail, or experiencing dementia. The effect is very engaging, interactive, simple to use and loved by users. Bike Labyrinth can incorporate a user’s or care home’s exisitng bike and utilise a HD television.

At Anatomical Concepts we love exercise - it is good for everyone. It can help us overcome aspects of physical disability and is good for our emotional and cognitive well being. Who wants to reduce the chances of us needing healthcare in future?
It seems that many of us are too busy or lack motivation to exercise regularly and this is especially true of older adults. With Bike Labyrinth you can explore more than 600 cycling routes and rediscover the joy of exercise whoever you are.

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Bike Labyrinth, Cognition, Exercise Benefits Derek Jones Bike Labyrinth, Cognition, Exercise Benefits Derek Jones

Staving off Alzheimers in advancing age

One of the least “spectacular” products we deal with is the Bike Labyrinth system. It is however, one of the products that can have the biggest impact in practice. When cognitive decline due to Alzheimers or dementia is stealing quality of life, this approach provides a practical intervention that makes a real difference. What does science tell us about maintaining long term brain health? We take a look at this

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Bike Labyrinth and Combating Dementia

Exergaming with Bike Labyrinth is an intervention in which physical exercise is combined with cognitive stimulation in a single task. A recent study deployed Bike Labyrinth’s interactive cycle route technology with older adults with dementia. The study found that exergame training improved psychomotor speed, compared to an active control group. This finding may be clinically relevant as psychomotor speed is an important predictor for functional decline.

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