Helios Clinic Meiningen cycles for climate protection and health!

Helios Clinic Meiningen cycles for climate protection and health!

The Helios Clinic Meiningen has now joined the nationwide competition city bike, which has been running since June 14, 2025 and has been scheduled for three weeks. The aim of this campaign is not only to collect kilometers for climate protection, but also to promote your own health and to improve the cycling infrastructure in the region. The team of the clinic, which operates under the name "Team Helios", is made up of committed employees of the facility. In addition to the clinic, the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen and numerous other cities and municipalities also take part in the competition, which has been carried out nationwide since 2008. This year, around 300,000 people from almost 900 municipalities are active nationwide and have already covered 60 million kilometers together, as the Federal Environment Agency emphasizes.

City bike is more than just a simple bicycle competition. It is an international initiative that aims to present the advantages of cycling in everyday life. Participants are invited to cycle as many kilometers as possible professionally and privately. In the end, the most active teams and municipalities are awarded. Anyone who has ever sat on the bike knows that fresh air and movement are a real treat. In addition, there is the flexibility and mobility that cycling brings. Con traffic jam and parking stress are a thing of the past, but an adequate cycling infrastructure is essential to sustainably promote switching to the bike. For this reason, local politicians are also advised to take part in the city bike to understand through their own experiences how the cycling conditions are in their own community.

funding for cycling projects

An interesting side consequence of this initiative is also the funding programs that specifically strengthen bicycle traffic. According to the information from Klimaschutz.de, municipalities can via the Radar platform! Having interference points such as potholes to optimize the wheel conditions. There are also funding opportunities for cycling projects everywhere in Germany that are easy to apply for. The application is made in two steps: First, a project sketch must be submitted, followed by a request for application if the sketch is suitable for funding. These projects have the potential to make cycling even more attractive in the region, which ultimately also supports climate protection.

The Helios Clinic and all participants invite the population to take part in this important campaign and to cycle together for a better climate. It is not only a competition, but also an invitation to actively contribute to your own health and to improve the environment. Municipalities are also called up to use the opportunities that offer city cycling and the associated grants. As you can see, there are many good reasons to get on the bike.

For more information about the city cycling and the possibilities for promoting cycling projects, you can visit the following links: Inüdthüringen , Environmental Bundesamt and Klimaschutz .