What China’s “45-Degree Life” Trend Means for Luxury | Jing Daily A new movement, tang ping, or “lying flat” (躺平) arose among China’s youth last year. It represents an attitude that refuses to engage with the country’s grueling ” ” work culture – that is, working 9am to 9pm, six days a week. Despite going viral online, is this trend indicative of a widespread cultural…
New app, Ness Rewards, pays you for ‘healthy actions’ like exercising with money off wellness brands
New App Rewards Your ‘Healthy Actions’ with Money Off Wellness Brands A new app promises to reward people for ‘healthy actions’ they already do, like exercising. Points earned through the Ness Rewards App can be redeemed at popular wellness brands. Users will also have access to wellness experts like dietitians and health coaches. The company is launching a suite of credit cards to help users…
Inside the smell-o-verse: A small army of startups are bringing scent to the metaverse–and see integrated scent as key to our future digital world
Inside the smell-o-verse: Meet the companies trying to bring scent to the metaverse A small army of startups see integrated scent as being key to our future digital world. But some see the tech as a distraction from the bigger picture. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
F45, the fast-growing ‘functional’ workout brand, secures $150 million in financing for US franchise expansion
F45 Announces First-of-its-kind $150 Million Financing Facility to Accelerate Franchise Expansion in the U.S. AUSTIN, Texas, May 16, 2022–F45 Training Holdings Inc. (NYSE:FXLV) (“F45” or the “Company”), the fastest growing fitness franchisor in the world according to Entrepreneur, today announced a strategic financing facility with affiliates of Fortress Credit Corp. (“Fortress”). Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Travel companies are embracing wellness travel, offering everything from free virtual therapy sessions and ‘joy ambassadors’ as pandemic-weary vacationers hit the road
Hotels and Airlines Cause Stress. Now They’re Trying to Relieve It. Simply feeling relaxed on vacation doesn’t cut it anymore for a growing number of travelers. Many say they are more intently focused on their mental health and overall wellness on their trips as they have navigated the stresses of the pandemic. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
AMAALA merges with The Red Sea Development Co. with goal of becoming world’s top wellness destination (opening, and with $1.3 bil. in contracts, in 2024)
We want to be the top wellness hub in the world: TRSDC’s official DUBAI: In a bid to become a global wellness hub, AMAALA has merged under the aegis of The Red Sea Development Co. with tourism plans of its own. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Crypto trading goes to rehab (From a $90,000-a-week Swiss therapy/wellness clinic to inexpensive teletherapies, addiction specialists are offering treatments for compulsive crypto traders)
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The ancient science of Ayurveda is beauty’s next big thing
The ancient science of Ayurveda is beauty’s next big thing For perfect-skin obsessives of a certain age, the 1997 book “Absolute Beauty: Radiant Skin and Inner Harmony Through the Ancient Secrets of Ayurveda ” was required reading. A primer on the millennia-old system of Indian medicine, written by Ayurvedic doctor and Soho spa owner Pratima Raichur, it helped readers suss out that whole mysterious dosha…
China’s hottest trend: workout livestreams (Singer/actor Liu Genghong is the face of the trend, gaining 64 mil. followers in one month)
Liu Genghong Is the Face of China’s Hottest Trend, Workout Livesteams | Jing Daily What Happened: The pandemic has unexpectedly made a hit livestreamer of singer and actor Liu Genghong. On Douyin, Liu and his wife Vivi Wang have sparked a fitness revolution: they gained more than 64 million followers within a single month (for perspective, the fitness app Keep took seven years to accumulate…
Fitness centers strike back: Life Time, Planet Fitness take aim at Peloton with sharp increases in revenue
Americans are heading back to the gym It’s the revenge of the gyms. What’s happening: Fitness chains like Life Time and Planet Fitness reported sharp increases in revenue and users this week at the same time as Peloton’s slump deepens. It’s a dramatic reversal of their fortunes from the early going of the pandemic, when fitness facilities were shuttered and stay-at-home workout stocks were flourishing.…