The present study was designed to find out the effect of yogic practices therapeutic exercises and combined practices on resting pulse rate among low back ache men. It was hypothesized that there would be significant differences in resting pulse rate among low back pain for middle age men due to the influences of effect of yogic practices therapeutic exercises and combined practices . To achieve the purpose of the study, 60 low back pain men were selected randomly from Chennai city as a subject. Their age ranged between 30 and 40 years. The Experimental group I, II and III underwent effect of yogic practices therapeutic exercises and combined practices respectively for the period of 6 weeks of an hour in the morning. The control group was not exposed to any specific training but they participated in their regular activities. The pre-test and post-test were conduct before and after the training for four groups. The data pertaining to the variables collected from the four groups before and after the training period were statistically analyzed by using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) to determine the significant difference and tested at 0.05 level of significance.

yogic practices and therapeutic exercises, Resting Pulse Rate.