What is it for?
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Our service works on 4 levels at the same time: the body, the senses, the mind and the social life. Every ride works on these 4 levels at once. That is what makes cycle therapy useful and complete. The effects are measured at every ride.
For the body: a gentle effort
- The legs pedal at their own pace, never under strain.
- The joints move and the muscles work softly.
- Balance and coordination are kept active at every ride.
- This regular practice helps prevent falls and loss of autonomy.
For the senses: rediscover the outside
- Air, wind and daylight wake up the body.
- The eyes meet the streets, the trees and the faces again.
- The ears hear voices, birds and the sounds of the neighbourhood.
- These sensations soothe the rider. They bring back the joy of the wind and the joy of effort.
For the mind: think and remember
- Recognising a neighbourhood or a park makes the memory work.
- The route can pass by places that bring back personal memories.
- The rider stays alert and follows what happens around the bicycle.
- People talk together and share simple ideas.
For the social life: feel useful and connected
- The ride is shared with other residents and with the team.
- People laugh, talk and rediscover the joy of being together.
- The group leaves the facility and meets the local life again.
- Each rider feels useful, valued and a little less alone.
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Discover the serviceA comprehensive therapeutic approach
A cyclo-therapy programme designed to engage the four senses, the mind and social connection… and keep the joy of cycling!
motor · cognitive · psychosocial · sensory
Four planes of therapeutic impact
Motor plane
- •Gentle joint mobilization
- •Progressive muscle strengthening
- •Fall prevention
The four independent pedal sets allow each beneficiary to contribute the effort that suits them, or to simply be carried when needed.
Cognitive plane
- •Cognitive stimulation
- •Memory and reminiscence
- •Spatio-temporal orientation
The route is designed as a stimulation medium: visual cues, familiar places, memory and reminiscence triggers.
Psychic & social plane
- •Restored self-esteem
- •Breaking isolation
- •Strengthened social bonds
The group outing turns an individual experience into a shared moment. For beneficiaries and caregivers alike, it's also a rediscovered pause.
Sensory plane
- •Air, light, wind
- •Complete sensory stimulation
- •Soothing and grounding in the present
For those with cognitive disorders, these stimuli foster anchoring in the present.
Together, these functions form the foundation of the objectives pursued within residential facilities for dependent elderly people: maintaining autonomy, ensuring quality of life and well-being, and upholding the dignity and rights of each person.
What gets measured gets justified, and what gets justified gets funded!
An activity only becomes a program when its effects are measured. Les Roues Solidaires built in, from the start, a complete measurement chain capable of producing objective data at every session and reporting it back to the teams. Clinical indicators can be tracked over time, helping to adjust objectives and inform each beneficiary's personalized care plan.
A scientifically structured approach
Each plane of impact is paired with measurable indicators, captured through onboard tools (sensors, wristbands, questionnaires). This structuring draws on the standards of medico-social evaluation and on adapted physical activity recommendations.
Data collection to truly measure impact
Multiple data collection sources
Torque sensors
Built into each pedal set, they measure the muscular effort provided by each beneficiary. This objective data tracks the evolution of motor engagement across sessions.
Connected wristbands
Heart rate, physical activity, sleep quality after the session. The wristband is worn during the session and returned at the end.
Post-session questionnaires
A short psycho-social questionnaire completed by the care team in collaboration with the beneficiary, using a scientifically validated grid.
Online platform
The platform aggregates data per beneficiary, per session and per facility. It offers tailored reporting for different audiences: coordinating physician, management, funder, family.
A co-developed approach
We work with our partners to build a rigorous methodology and a shared measurement protocol. This approach is being built over time, with organisations that already support us and others with whom we are opening a dialogue.
- Gérondif
- CNSA
- Assurance retraite (French state pension fund)
- Agirc-Arrco
- AFNOR
This list evolves as our work progresses.
Available in 2026.
Professionals see the impact
Psychomotor therapists, physiotherapists, nursing teams... All observe positive changes after just a few sessions.
Les Roues Solidaires brings real breathing space to the home: our residents reconnect with the outdoors, with movement, with each other. It's become a long-awaited appointment that changes the whole atmosphere.
Sihem Chahed
Director, EHPAD Fontaine (UNIVI)
From a psychomotor perspective, the effects are clear: bodily grounding, attention, shared joy. What a session produces goes far beyond physical activity — it is a therapeutic moment in its own right.
Florence de Beaulieu
Psychomotor therapist, Emeis
Residents who had stopped talking to each other are sharing moments together again. Social bonds rebuild naturally during the rides.
Nathalie V.
Activity coordinator, Residence autonomie Les Tilleuls
After three months of regular sessions, we observe maintained muscle tone in participants, where it was previously declining.
Laurent M.
Physiotherapist, EHPAD Bel Horizon
Impact measured through torque sensors, connected wristbands and post-session medico-psychological questionnaires.
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