Salon software Mangomint raises $13M as it booms in post-COVID labor shortage Mangomint recently surpassed 200K monthly appointments across more than 1,000 locations in Canada and the U.S., spurred by user growth during the pandemic. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
35% of Japanese people say they’ll “never travel” again
The Asian nation where 35% of people say they’ll ‘never travel’ again A survey of 16,000 adults in 15 countries by the global intelligence company Morning Consult found that Asia is home to the highest percentage of people who said they’ll “never travel” again. Read the article on CNBC > Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Olympic athletes behind $2.3 million raise for run coaching app
Runna: Olympic athletes back £2m raise for sports app Personalised running coach app Runna has raised £1.9m in a funding round that included participation from Olympic athletes and reality TV stars. Runna provides custom running programmes to users with various skill sets. There are options for complete beginners up to those training for a marathon. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
The wellness trends we’ll be jumping on in 2023, from digestive breath testing to sleep syncing
The wellness trends we’ll be jumping on in 2023, from digestive breath testing to sleep syncing You heard it here first. After being blighted with Covid, our physical (and mental) health has been hugely impacted, which is exactly why our wellness regimes are more important than ever. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
How TikTok influenced health, wellness in 2022
How TikTok influenced health, wellness in 2022 Health and wellness trends went viral on social media platform TikTok in 2022. From hashtags causing medical supply chain malfunctions, to #Guttok teaching users how to improve their gut health, all eyes have been on the health industry’s response to its growing social media popularity this year. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Fountain Life announces $15 million investment
Fountain Life announces $15 million investment Fountain Life, a preventative health and longevity company has announced it has secured $15 million in funding from Eos Venture Partners, a leading InsurTech investor, and Newcross Healthcare, experts in healthcare including treatment and care at home, based in the United Kingdom. Longevity.Technology: Fountain Life’s ethos is centred around transforming global healthcare from reactive to proactive. Read More from…
Drug companies join the medical psychedelic movement—but without the high
Drug Companies Join Medical Psychedelic Movement-but Without the High LSD and psilocybin found in “magic mushrooms” are among the drugs getting redesigned. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Heyday, the US facial services provider, raises $12 million to fuel its franchising business
Heyday raises $12 million to fuel its franchising business Heyday, the facial service provider founded in 2015, has now raised $40 million in outside capital. In 2021, the company announced it will add hundreds of brick-and-mortar locations in the next five years via franchising, in locations including Virginia, Texas and Michigan. It currently has 13 locations across the U.S. Read More from the Global Wellness…
The biggest fitness trends for 2023: from mobility workouts to virtual reality
These Are the Fitness Trends You Can Expect to See In 2023 If you picked up a pickleball paddle, laced up on inline skates for the first time since your teens, or went on a hot girl walk in the last year, congratulations – you took part in some of 2022’s biggest fitness trends, and you likely have some fun memories to show for it.…
Today’s young stars place their mental health front and center in a way that feels new
Jonah Hill, Selena Gomez, and the Rise of Celebrity Vulnerability In the old days-circa 2012, maybe-we would call it exhaustion. Exhaustion was the nebulous catchall term used to describe the distress incurred by celebrities who had been on tour for too long, who had been hounded too aggressively by paparazzi, who had jumped from project to project with no rest, or who had indulged too…