In this study the case of overweight/obese participant is presented. The participant is a resident of Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. She voluntarily enrolled herself in the Yoga camp which was conducted at Gymnasium Hall, Panjab University, Chandigarh. The patient performed the Diabetic Yoga protocol for one month. The weight of the patient before joining the Yoga camp was 96 kg and the height was 170 cm. During the conversation, the patient revealed that during the practice of one month Diabetic Yoga protocol she lost 6 kg of her weight. This case report is an attempt to provide Yoga as safe, economical and simple technique for weight reduction.
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