It’s 10am on a Sunday morning in East London and a group of men are stretching by the side of an artificial football pitch.

The picture is one you see every day across the country – although these men have their own story to tell.

They belong to the DodgyTickers, a cardiac rehabilitation and disease prevention exercise and wellbeing programme that supports men and women who are battling serious health issues. Some of the players have had heart attacks, others have multiple stents keeping their arteries open. All are here today to help each other take a step towards good health.