Will Smith’s Dreamers VC Invest In $4M Funding Round For Wellness Startup Better & Better – AfroTech Better & Better’s new capital will go toward its goal of disrupting the wellness industry – since its launch in 2020 – with more vitamin-infused wellness products. It will also aid in the company’s retail expansion and help in executing an aggressive growth strategy. Read More from the…
In-Person Gyms to Make a Comeback as Only 15% of US Exercisers Feel Digital Platforms Have Eliminated the Need for Gyms
In-person gyms to make a comeback as only 15% of US exercisers feel digital platforms have eliminated the need for gyms In-person gyms to make a comeback as only 15% of US exercisers feel digital platforms have eliminated the need for gyms Tweet this Rebecca Watters, Associate Director, Household & Health, said: “The role of gyms in consumers’ lives is so much larger than physical…
There’s A Life Coach for Everything These Days (Now a $3 billion market globally)
There’s A Life Coach For Everything These Days “I need someone to walk me through all of these layers of choices and complexity,” I thought. “Maybe what I need is a coach?” I never ended up hiring one, but over the previous year, I had been growing more curious about the profession as I noticed acquaintances posting about their new coaching ventures. Read More from…
Health, Wellness Products Drive Outsized Sales Growth as Organic Outpaces Conventional
Health, wellness products drive outsized sales growth as organic outpaces conventional Health and wellness positioned products may account for only a small portion of the food and beverage industry’s overall dollar share, but they are disproportionately driving dollar growth alongside organic, which often outpaced its conventional counterparts year-over-year in 2021 across categories, according to SPINS data. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Oura Sells Its Millionth Ring
Oura sells its millionth ring We love big, round numbers here in hardware land. Hitting one million of anything is an impressive feat, let alone one million $399 smart rings. It’s too soon to suggest that Oura has permanently transformed the wearables space, but in a time when things have calcified around the smartwatch form fa… Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Wall Street Bets on Gym Chains’ Getting Back in Shape
Wall Street Bets on Gym Chains’ Getting Back in Shape Gym chains are back in favor on Wall Street for the same reason Peloton Interactive Inc . is on the outs: Americans are tired of working out at home. Budget operator Planet Fitness Inc . and its franchises attracted hundreds of millions of dollars from private fund managers in recent months, according to people familiar…
2022 Trend: Toxic Muscularity Comes Clean
2022 Trend: Toxic Muscularity Comes Clean How bulging biceps and rippling abs have had a negative ripple effect on male body image—and how the conspiracy of silence around the rising crises of muscle dysmorphia for men and boys is finally being addressed For a decade, we’ve seen so much forward progress around women’s body positivity in a culture that has long held such unrealistic standards…
Trends in the News – Week of March 2nd, 2022
Relaxing Bath Rituals Have Been Quietly Healing For Centuries –The Zoe Report, February 2022 A revival in the appreciation of bathing rituals from cultures all over the world – from Finnish saunas to Japanese onsens to Turkish hammams to Aztec sweat lodges – is fueling the urban bathhouse trend. Luxury urban spa to open in Oslo with restored public baths, rooftop sauna and Nordic…
Resetting Hospitality Development with Wellness
Resetting Hospitality Development with Wellness Catherine Feliciano-Chon, Managing Partner, CatchOn – A Finn Partners Company, Hong Kong Rakesh Patel, CEO & Founder, Alta Capital Real Estate, Hong Kong
The Healing Power of Human Connection
The Healing Power of Human Connection Vivek Murthy, 19th US Surgeon General, Best-Selling Author of Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th US Surgeon General; Chief of Health Innovations, Canyon Ranch, US