Abstract
Ayurveda is an ancient system of medicine and is called as the science of living being. This science has given the concepts regarding healthy living, disease-free and longer life. The burning issue of present scenario is mismanaged life style and its related disorders. As per WHO’s data, physical inactivity is responsible for 6% of deaths globally. The two major risk factors of these life style-related disorders are lack of physical exercise and high calorie diet intake especially at late night hours. All these lifestyle-related disorders are nothing but the santarapana - janyavyadhis as mentioned in Ayurvedic literatures. These disorders include obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cardiac disorders, joint disorders etc. Understanding the importance of Vyayama , both in swastha - rakshana and vikara - prashmana , all ancient scholars have explained its concept under dincharya regimens for maintenance of health and as a type of niragnisweda for the cure of diseases. This article emphasizes on the functional aspect of Vyayama to explain how it influences the physiology of human body and pathology of diseases.
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