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Abstract: Physical exercise is a bodily activity which involves body calorie burn and which maintains overall health and wellness. Yoga is the spiritual concept but nowadays it is becoming a very popular form of physical exercise. Suryanamaskar consists of 12 postures, chanted in a particular arrangement with a particular breathing pattern. Aerobic exercise training is an Augmentation of the energy utilization of the muscle by means of an exercise program. The need of the study is to compare the effectiveness of Suryanamaskar v/s Aerobics on the cardiopulmonary endurance of college students with inactive lifestyle so that a best exercise schedule can be followed by them to prevent the onset of the above mentioned diseases at an early age. Method - Approval from Ethical committee was taken. Students were divided into two groups A and B. Both the groups performed Harvard step test before the exercise protocol and the results were recorded. Group A performed Suryanamaskar and Group B performed Aerobics for 4 weeks under my observation. Harvard step test was performed after the 4 week protocol and the results were recorded. The results were compared by proper statistical analysis. Result - On comparison there is a significant improvement in the cardiopulmonary endurance of group B students who performed aerobics as compared to group A who performed Suryanamaskar. Conclusion - This study showed that there is significant improvement in the fitness index of both the groups after performing Aerobics and Suryanamaskar for 4 weeks respectively. On analysis of the post fitness indexes of Aerobics and Suryanamaskar, Aerobics was found to be clinically more effective than Suryanamaskar for improving cardiopulmonary endurance of college students with inactive lifestyle. Correspondence - Vaishnavi Chandratre, @vaishnavi141099@gmail.com