He said this while inaugurating the state level function organized under Yoga Day here.

“Last year, 1,000 yoga clubs and 600 women-specific yoga clubs were established across the state. Most of the 10,000 new clubs planned will be women-exclusive clubs. Each club will have approximately 25 members. As a result, we hope that 2.50 lakh people will be introduced to the benefits of yoga,” said George.

“Yoga makes people more energetic and more importantly, it can prevent lifestyle diseases, an area where Kerala is facing problems. Through these clubs and the promotion of yoga, people in Kerala will become healthy,” said George.

“In the last few years our country has received great recognition from all over the world for promoting yoga. Many other practices are being introduced on social media, but some of them have no scientific validation,” George said at the event.