MOTITECH TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

August 2019 | CARE HOME PROFESSIONAL 37

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ombining motivational videos and a custom-

made exercise bike, Motiview is designed

to motivate older people and people with

dementia to increase their physical activity. Motiview

includes a video library of 1,700 routes from 36 countries and

approximately 200 routes from the UK alone. Residents can

cycle familiar routes, experiencing reminiscence at the same

time as getting all the physical benefits provided by longer

periods of exercise.

The system boasts a number of physical benefits,

including: reduction in pain; reduced medication; increased

mobility; fewer falls; better sleep; increased appetite;

healthy weight maintenance; and reduction in anxiety and

aggressive behaviour.

In combination with its physical and mental wellbeing

benefits, Motiview encourages social interaction amongst the

care home community.

Motiview also has cost effective impacts for care home staff,

including: better self-efficacy for residents, hence reduced

need for staff to follow-up; reduction of the necessity for 1 to

1 care due to increased confidence and mobility of residents;

reduction in medication costs; and a reduction in falls.

A recent Sport England funded project found a number of

significant benefits for participants, including a 10% increase

in activities, a 7% drop in pain and discomfort and 12% decline

in anxiety and depression, as well as 14% improvement in

general health.

Motiview has entered into a partnership with the British

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Sport

England, British Cycling, Care England and the National

Care Forum to promote The Road World for Seniors annual

cycling event, which coincides with the official UCI Road

World Championships for professional cyclists.

MOTITECH’S MOTIVIEW VIDEO AND

EXERCISE BIKE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED

TO HELP CARE HOME RESIDENTS

IMPROVE THEIR MOBILITY WHILE ALSO

PROMPTING REMINISCENCE.

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Last year, 2,400 residents from care homes in Norway,

Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, United Kingdom, and Canada

signed up for the championship. Motiview is now inviting its

care home clients across the nation to participate, with the

goal of having 2,000 participants from care homes and users

of adult day care centres from the UK taking part this year.

For more information, including details of a free license

offer in September, contact: [email protected]

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