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Exercise & Fitness (Health, Fitness & Dieting, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Exercise & Fitness (Health, Fitness & Dieting, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $15.90, median 1,581 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.36 – $21.20 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 16% of the parent category Health, Fitness & Dieting (9,943), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 90% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,581 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Exercise & Fitness best sellers
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Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body
- List rank#1
- Price$28.23
- Rating4.6
- Reviews593
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir (Vintage International), Book Cover May Vary
- List rank#2
- Price$9.75
- Rating4.4
- Reviews10,774
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Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within
- List rank#3
- Price$18.23
- Rating4.8
- Reviews14,542
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Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
by Tim S. Grover
- List rank#4
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,587
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
by Phil Knight
- List rank#5
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.7
- Reviews63,903
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You Will Rock As a Dad!: The Expert Guide to First-Time Pregnancy and Everything New Fathers Need to Know
by Alex Grace
- List rank#6
- Price$15.82
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,158
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The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self
by Michael Easter
- List rank#7
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews10,062
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Built From Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body
by Scott Hogan
- List rank#8
- Price$18.16
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,961
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This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running.: Lessons for Between and Beyond the Start and Finish Line – A Philosophy on Resilience, Self-Trust, and Moving Forward
by Chris Bennett
- List rank#9
- Price$22.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews88
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Shaolin Spirit: The Way to Self-Mastery
by Shi Heng Yi
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.7
- Reviews462
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Exercise & Fitness
FAQ
Is Exercise & Fitness a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,581 reviews and sells for $15.90.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Exercise & Fitness?
The median best seller has 1,581 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Exercise & Fitness best sellers cost?
The median price is $15.90; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.36 and $21.20.
Can new books break into Exercise & Fitness?
10% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.