Jelgava

Jelgava in Latvia did a project about healthy cycling: They gave new bicycles to a test group of ten people. The group consisted of journalists, employees from the municipality and politicians. The participants cycled about 50 kilometres per month. Their health was checked before, at the half-way point and after the test period.

The results showed increasing fitness and improving health data. The test persons reported positive feelings and enhancements of life quality. The project achieved the goals of improving health and popularizing a healthy lifestyle. Society’s interest in cycling was promoted and the municipality got an evaluation of the infrastructure from another point of view

  • Cycling in Jelgava
    Cycling in Jelgava
  • Cycling in Jelgava
    Cycling in Jelgava
  • Cycling in Jelgava
    Cycling in Jelgava


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