DR MAX PRESCRIBES...

GIVE YOGA A GO

Having been a yoga refusenik, i’ve finally succumbed to the craze after suffering an ankle injury. Someone suggested yoga to improve supple-ness — and now i’m hooked.

i’m in good company. This week, Prince Charles said that the benefits of yoga could help ease pressure on the health service.

He’s right, to a point. it’s not going to be a panacea for the nHS, but it does make you more aware of your body and fosters a desire to take better care of it. Check out a guide To Yoga on nhs.uk