The purpose of the present study was to find the effect of yogic practice and physical exercise on flexibility, blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic). For this purpose, forty-five sedentary working women from various faculties (except from the Department of Physical Education of University of Madras in the age group of 35 — 40 years were selected. They were divided into three equal groups, each group consisted of fifteen subjects, in which group — I underwent yoga practice, group — II underwent physical exercise and group — III acted as control group who did not participate in any special training. The training period for this study was five days in a week for eight weeks. Prior to and after the training period the subjects were tested for flexibility and blood pressure (systolic and diastolic). It was concluded after the yoga practice and physical exercise periods, that both the training has improved the flexibility and reduced the blood pressure. However no significant differences existed among both the training groups.

Keyword: Yogic Practices, Physical Exercise, Flexibility, Blood Pressure