Authors : Sejal Pramod Jain; Divya Patil

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26Oct029

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Abstract : Background: Yoga is widely practiced for physical and psychological well-being, but the relationship between usual practice timing and quality of life and sleep quality remains less explored in middle-aged women.  Objective: To compare quality of life and sleep quality between middle-aged women who regularly practiced yoga in the morning and those who practiced yoga in the evening.

Keywords : Yoga; Morning Yoga; Evening Yoga; Quality of Life; Sleep Quality; Middle-Aged Women.

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