Maximum people of all age group are free from major illness that require hospitalization, bed rest, etc. They are engaged in their various activities in their daily routine, such as students, housewives, office-goers, workers, etc., and all of them need some programme of exercise for maintaining fitness and health.

Yoga is the suitable path to maintain a healthier body and mind. A large number of people prefer to spend a little time as possible on an exercise routine or yoga. Inertia is one of the fundamental laws of nature, and the tendency of not doing any effort for the maintenance of health is very wide spread.

Here are the some of the yoga techniques that can be practiced regularly in spite of busy schedule, over-crowded homes or others similar constraints of life. Health is a state of an individual that is a sum total of various situations concerning the body and mind. Practicing of Yoga on a regular basis in a systematical way means, your all organs can perform their individual functions effectively with a proper co-ordination. But in fitness there is more emphasis on action, activity, or a particular task. Overall fitness and health are words that mean the same state of an individual. While recommending a minimum set of yoga techniques, this definition of health has been considered. It includes techniques that ensure efficient working of all organs and parts of the body such as the vital organs, muscles, joints, glands, tissues and all functions such as digestion, respiration, blood circulation, secretion, excretion, reproduction and functions of the nervous system. The keep-fit-yoga routine discussed here includes five techniques. These are (i) movements of joints, (ii) postures, (iii) deep breathing, (iv) relaxation and (v) meditation.

Movements of joints: This is called 'sandhichalana' In this technique, the joints of the body are removed in a sequence, and each joint undergoes a full movement. The steps in movement of joints include the following.

Movement of the hands:

1. Sit with the legs stretched together in front of the body.

2. Keep the arms parallel to the legs with palms facing down. Maintain a distance of nine to twelve inches between the hands.

3. Keep the neck and back erect.

4. Stretch the fingers out, opening the hands, and then close the fingers against the palms, forming tight fists. Repeat these finger movements ten to twelve times with the palms facing down. Next is movement of the wrist joint.

5. Hold the palms and fingers loosely and move the hands up and down at the wrist joint seven to ten times.

6. Turn the palms inside, facing each other, and repeat the movements of the wrist joint seven to ten times.

7. Turn the palms upward, facing the roof above, and move the wrist joints seven to ten times.

8. Turn the palms outward , and repeat the wrist movements seven to ten times.

9. Rotate the wrist joints so that the hands move in a circular fashion. Rotate them ten times each in both, clockwise and anti-clockwise directions.

10. Next, exercise the elbow joints by moving them ten times each in vertical and horizontal planes.

11. Lastly, move the shoulder joints as if you are rowing a boat. It is important to remember that you should not move the legs or back during all the steps described above.