Agrihood Trend Blends Farm-Fresh Food, Easy Country Living And Modern Wellness Design “Green acres is the place to be. Farm livin’ is the life for me,” sang the star of the hit TV sitcom Green Acres in its iconic theme song. In the show’s 1965 pilot, successful Manhattan lawyer Oliver Wendell Douglas took his reluctant wife Lisa from glitzy Gotham to a country farm in…
The new Six Senses Svart opening in Norway in 2024 will be the world’s first energy-positive hotel
The New Six Senses in Norway Will Be the World’s First Energy-Positive Hotel Six Senses already operates 21 hotels and resorts in 17 different countries, but its new Norway location is going to stand out in a big way. Located at the foot of the breathtaking Svartisen glacier, the Six Senses Svart will be the first energy-positive hotel on Earth when it opens in 2024,…
Exercise for everybody else: A new generation of fitness instructors teaches simple skills that make a difference. Why is beginner-level exercise treated like a niche in the industry?
What the Fitness Industry Doesn’t Understand If you tried to imagine the perfect gym teacher, you’d probably come up with someone a lot like Hampton Liu. He’s a gentle, friendly guy who spends most of his time trying to figure out how to make the basics of exercise more approachable, and he talks frequently about how he never wants anyone to feel shame for their…
Trend in the News – Week of April 27, 2022
Don’t Mind the Gap in Intergenerational Housing–The New York Times, September 8, 2021 An excellent overview of global senior living developments now making a point of mixing age groups, because who wants to enter the golden years surrounded by only old people? It looks at everything from the rise of the “university-based retirement community”—senior apartments that immerse residents in college campus learning and life—to Singapore’s…
Trend: Age-Segregated “Senior Living” Will Increasingly Be Retired in Favor of New Intergenerational Models
Trend: Age-Segregated “Senior Living” Will Increasingly Be Retired in Favor of New Intergenerational Models Baby Boomers and Gen X refuse to be defined by age and socially segregated by it–so a wave of communities that intentionally mix up age groups are rising globally–whether new co-housing, university-based, “pocket neighborhood,” or urban wellness models For years, it’s been said that 60 was the new 40.…
UK-based The Joy Club raises $1.7 million to end loneliness among older people with its community-based platform
Inspired to end loneliness among older people, UK-based The Joy Club raises €1.3 million for its community-based platform | EU-Startups Co-designed by a team of retirees and inspired by one adventurous granny, UK-based The Joy Club was founded in 2019 to tackle loneliness amongst older people. The community-based platform is designed to help retirees discover events, passions and friendships that will enrich their lives. Read…
Is facial fitness the new face lift?
Facial Fitness Is The Latest Way To Fake A Face Lift Is it your pores, your jawline or your ever-so-slightly wonky nose? Whatever it is that bothers you specifically, we’ve all fallen deep into over-analysing our faces, and understandably so. Just when the omnipresence of social media left us sure that we couldn’t be any more exposed to our own image, along came a pandemic…
Apple Fitness+ gives users “Permission to Dance” with new Artist Spotlight series (BTS, Queen, ABBA and more) and curated dance workouts
Apple Fitness+ rolls out curated Dance workouts and a new Dance Collection In the lead-up to International Dance Day, Fitness+ introduces a new Dance Collection, a limited-edition award, and a special Artist Spotlight featuring hit songs and iconic moves from BTS videos This spring, Apple Fitness+, the first fitness and wellness service built entirely around Apple Watch and designed to be welcoming to all, is…
New appliance trends highlight wellness features (the “wellness kitchen” trend further takes off)
New Appliance Trends Highlight Wellness Features If you’ve been shopping for major appliances, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of poor selection and repeated delays. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Singapore-based healthcare startup Ordinary Folk gets $5M to fight stigma around sexual and mental wellness for both men and women
Singapore-based healthcare startup Ordinary Folk gets $5M to fight stigma Ordinary Folk, a Singapore-based telehealth startup dedicated to men and women’s health issues, has raised $5 million in pre-Series A funding from Monk’s Hill Ventures. The funding will be used for hiring and expand into Hong Kong while scaling in Singapore. Founded in 2020 by Sean Low, the startup… Read More from the Global Wellness…