The study aimed at finding the effect of and combination of yoga and pilates yoga training on selected motor ability. Sample of the students includes 60 college women from Sivanthi arts college for women, udangudi. Stork balance stand test, sit up test, sit and reach test and flexed-arm hang test were used. The results indicate that the Pilates group showed significant improvement on muscular endurance. The group showed significant improvements in flexibility. The control group showed yoga showed no significant improvement on four selected motor ability variables namely muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility and balance. Pilates, yoga, combination of yoga and Pilates.groups have significant improvement. motor ability variables namely muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and balance, when compared to the control group. Keywords: Yoga Pilates, yoga, Pilates training, motor ability

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