UK Kindle Daily Deal 5/26

The Reluctant Yogi: A Quirky Guide to the Practice That Can Change Your Life (£0.99 UK), by Carla McKay [Gibson Square], is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $5.99).

Book Description
Like many people Carla McKay thought that yoga sounded like a celebrity craze that was a bit too good to be true. Things changed, however, when a friend persuaded her to give it try for a laugh.

She did laugh – throughout the class. But the practice was also different from what she had expected. In The Reluctant Yogi she describes how her disbelief was defeated, and finds out from experts what yoga does for us. She discovers that research shows yoga has something for everyone of every shape and size, young to old: it will tone your body, calm your mind, make you sleep better, strengthen your bones, boost your immune system and even make you lose weight.

Learning her asanas from her pranayama, Carla finds along the way how you, too, can change your life with yoga.

New Kindle App - Anywhere Legs

Nickel Buddy has added another workout app to their Kindle line. Anywhere Legs (A Workout Partner on Kindle) ($1.99) joins their current lineup of Anywhere Abs and My Yoga Studio.

Book Description
Anywhere Legs is a workout planner for Kindle.

Anywhere Legs will guide you step-by-step through an exercise routine that tones the major muscle groups in your legs. The exercises don't require any special equipment and can be performed anywhere there is space on the floor. It's perfect for the frequent traveler or for home use.

Anywhere Legs offers 3 routines, each consisting of 6 timed exercises. A detailed description for each exercise, pictures of the exercises, and a countdown timer help you complete your workout. Each routine has a beginner, intermediate, and advanced level, and can be completed in just 6-10 minutes.

With Anywhere Legs, your workout is as close as your Kindle.

New Kindle App - My Yoga Studio

My Yoga Studio ($1.99), by Nickel Buddy, is an interesting looking app/game for the Kindle. I'd say it is just as useful as most yoga videos, after you have run thru them once or twice and are just using them as timers, and a lot more portable. Even better, you can customize the routine (try that with a DVD) and run thru the poses you have chosen (and that fit into the time you have to work out).

App Description
My Yoga Studio is like having a personal yoga teacher on your Kindle.

There are many benefits to practicing yoga. Done properly, yoga can help you increase your strength, flexibility, and balance. It can improve your posture as you become more aware of your body, and it can help you relax, even in the midst of a stressful environment.

My Yoga Studio will guide you step-by-step through a series of poses illustrated with a picture and a text description. As you move through the routine, a timer will count down, showing you how long to hold each pose before gently transitioning to the next. 25 different poses are included. You can use one of three included routines (Sun Salutation, Stress Melter, or Balance & Peace), do poses individually, or create your own custom routine. Exercises are designed to strengthen your core, and do not require any special equipment. As you can do these exercises anywhere you have floor space, My Yoga Studio is a perfect companion for frequent travelers or home use.

My Yoga Studio is ready to be your personal guide anytime you want to steal a few moments to center yourself.

If you are not in the US, you can't get My Yoga Studio. Instead, you might want to take a look at Everyday Pilates: From the Top Down ($7.99 US), by Alycea Ungaro, which is one of several Kindle Edition with Audio/Video titles in this series (the rest of which are $5.59). Best of all, if you are a UK customer (only), you can get this one for $1.16 in the US store (£5.98 in the UK store).

Book Description
No time to exercise? No problem! Alycea Ungaro's 15-Minute Everyday Pilates series gives you all the tools you need to squeeze regular exercise into your life. In the Everyday Pilates: From The Top Down Vook, Ungaro shows you how to get a toned, strong body, and graceful posture in just 15-minutes a day. This fantastic new format offers easy, step-by-step instruction, full color images and 11 videos to take you through the full Top Down routine, which focuses on centering and activating your Pilates box. You will also learn how to incorporate weights in your Pilates workout. Strengthen, stretch, and build your way to a more toned, more healthy you.

Free Book - Lose Weight WITHOUT Dieting

Update: Now free in the US Kindle store.

Lose Weight WITHOUT Dieting ($0.99 Kindle), by David Nordmark, a personal trainer out of Vancouver, BC, is free for UK customers in the US and UK Kindle store, as well as on Smashwords (which is apparently where Amazon's pricebots spotted the lower price). He has most of his books priced up at the $10 mark (over-priced, IMO), but you can also find a few others in PDF form on his website, using a google search.

Book Description
Diets don't work. Studies have shown that only 5 percent of people who go on a diet are able to keep the weight off for more than a year. Yet even with this 95 percent failure rate the weight loss industry continues to flood the market with new diets and useless gimmicks. What's the secret to true, long lasting weight loss? The key is to focus on your habits as they relate to food, not dieting. Unlike animals in nature, human beings acquire a whole host of unnatural habits related to food without even realizing it. By changing these habits, most of which you are probably not even aware off, you can start to lose weight naturally and easily. Get off the Diet roller coaster and start losing weight WITHOUT dieting today! Now updated with many natural bodyweight exercises that can help anyone burn fat and build muscle. To learn more about this course as well as others related to natural fitness and health (not to mention special deals!) visit animal-kingdom-workouts.com to learn more.