text: which is a better form of exercise - gym or yoga ?   gym and yoga differs a lot. in gym, i guess you are aiming for resistance training namely weight traning.  weight training usually damages ur tissues certain extent, and the recuperation takes place during rest and supplemented by nutrition. so, the msucle got repaired in a such a manner that next time the same amount fo weight can not damage it. that is it bulges a bit.  where as yoga, is purely rests on static strethes with control on breathing. by doing yogic postures you can not have any apparent body figures ( what u call muscular cuts and all). but, you will be healthy and fit. yogic system is a time tested therapy. you can find cure for all the disease in the science of yoga.  so, both types of exercise excels in its on way. if you want a physically well built body u shud do the resistance traning. you can inculcate yoga in it for the stretching work out.