Given the high load of NAFLD in India (nearly 20-32% of the urban population), it is important to evaluate cost-effective strategies to facilitate its reversal to normal. There are no specific and effective pharmacological agents available for the treatment of NAFLD. If yogic exercise is proved to be beneficial for weight and metabolism in subjects with NAFLD, it would present as a cost-effective, simple technique and could be recommended for management of NAFLD and its consequences. Obesity is an important public disease that has serious implication on society because of associated complications.  Sedentary lifestyle is the main cause of obesity and regular physical activity is recommended as the most important therapeutic option (ACC and AHA guidelines on obesity). However, a substantial proportion of obese persons find it difficult to adhere to such recommendations. This underlines the importance of yoga as an alternative to physical activity protocols recommended in the guidelines. Besides, yoga can be practiced indoors. Thus, it can be practiced in densely populated metropolitan cities where open parks etc are not available for physical exercises like sports and running. Moreover, yoga can also be practiced in adverse weather conditions. The study will validate the replacement of yoga which can be practiced more conveniently then other forms of physical exercises/activities.