Peloton teases new rower at Homecoming event Peloton’s annual Homecoming event is for the fans. It’s where the fitness tech company teases new products, as well as drops new features and content. It’s also a chance for fans to take live classes taught by their favorite instructors and attend special panel discussions. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Hospitality is being reimagined for the metaverse
Metaverse hospitality Regal Hotels also entered The Sandbox in April with MetaGreen, a project to develop an ESG (environmental, social, and governance) themed “green metropolis” in The Sandbox. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Can a different diet reprogram your DNA? (‘Nutrigenomics’ is the latest manifestation of so-called precision nutrition, and there are a lot of people jumping on the bandwagon)
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Trend in the News – Week of May 11th 2022
Trend in the News: A More Intellectual Wellness Travel Week of May 11, 2022 Expedition cruises put a new spin on luxury at sea (Forget infinity pools and couples’ massages, the newest luxury ships are all about scientific discovery)–The Washington Post The new luxury ships aren’t about decadent pampering, they’re about scientific discovery. Rather than stopping at the usual crowded European and Caribbean ports, they’re…
Trend: A More Intellectual Wellness Travel
Trend: A More Intellectual Wellness Travel May 10, 2022 Travelers now seek purpose, personal growth and new skill sets, so programming is moving beyond mindfulness to actually feed their thinking minds—from more citizen science programs to immersing people in the creative arts Our 2022 trend, “Wellness Travel, Seekers Welcome”, argues that with social forces such as the “great resignation,” record retirements and global nomadism,…
Psychedelic startups are on a long journey to consumer markets, but these 5 VCs are taking the ride
Psychedelics startups are on a long journey to consumer markets, but these 5 VCs are taking the ride “Like a pressure cooker, COVID blew the lid off what was a simmering mental health crisis for over a decade,” VC Tim Schlidt told TechCrunch. According to the World Health Organization, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25% in the first year…
Struggling Peloton seeks minority investment to shore up business (they’re pursuing investors to take a 15-20% stake)
WSJ News Exclusive | Peloton Seeks Minority Investment to Shore Up Business Peloton Interactive Inc. is exploring a sale of a sizable minority stake, in an effort to shore up its business as the once-hot bike maker’s stock continues to sink. The fitness company is targeting potential investors including industry players and private-equity firms that could take a stake of around 15% to 20%, according…
The US femtech market is booming, with room for many startups to grow (with two buzzworthy developments last week)
The US femtech market is booming, with room for many startups to grow The news: There were two buzzworthy developments in the femtech space closing out last week and starting off this week. 1. Women’s virtual care startup Tia partnered with UCSF Health to open a new clinic in the Bay area, per Fierce Healthcare. This marks Tia’s second partnership with a major health system.…
Is HBO’s docuseries ‘Not So Pretty’ an accurate portrayal of the beauty industry? In a word: No
Well To Do | Rina Raphael | Substack “We can’t do, use, or buy anything!” “Just threw away like half my makeup.” “[This is] scaring the shit out of me right now.” “I can’t believe these [beauty] companies are trying to slowly kill us.” These are just several of the terrified responses to the HBO documentary series “Not So Pretty,” now going viral on social…
Wearable technology promises to revolutionize health care (Do not let bureaucracy delay matters)
Wearable technology promises to revolutionise health care I T IS A stealthy killer. When the heart’s chambers beat out of sync, blood pools and clots may form. Atrial fibrillation causes a quarter of more than 100,000 strokes in Britain each year. Most of those would never happen if the heart arrhythmia were treated, but first it has to be found. Read More from the Global…