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…

The Global Wellness Summit’s Top Wellness Trends for 2022 Are Here

The Global Wellness Summit’s Top Wellness Trends for 2022 Are Here We are excited to unveil our annual trends report, The Future of Wellness 2022! This 110-page report goes in-depth on the major shifts ahead in nutrition, wellness travel, wellness real estate, women’s health, men’s wellness, healthcare, technology, sustainability, and spas. One thing this forecast makes crystal clear: the future of wellness will be anything…

Trend in the News – Week of March 16th, 2022

What Is ‘Bigorexia’? –The New York Times, March 9, 2022  This new, in-depth article on the trend explores how a social media diet of perfect bodies is leading to a muscle dysmorphia (“bigorexia”) issue for teen boys. The most popular TikTok and YouTube accounts reveal a landscape dominated by musclemen—and more young men are now becoming obsessed with weightlifting and dieting. It’s a crisis worsened by…

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…

Anticipation for First-Ever Global Wellness Summit in the Middle East Builds

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), the foremost gathering of international leaders in the multitrillion-dollar global wellness economy, today announced nine unique pre- and post-Summit experiences available exclusively to delegates attending the GWS taking place at the Hilton Tel Aviv from October 31-November 3. Previous GWS delegates are encouraged to register before a rate increase at the end of March, while those interested in becoming a first-time…

Open Minds. Open Hearts. Open for Business.

OPEN MINDS.OPEN HEARTS.OPEN FOR BUSINESS. 2022 Global Wellness Summit | Tel Aviv, Israel | October 31-November 3 Dear Friends, As the world reels from the war in Ukraine, and COVID remains a top story in the news, we are mindful of the challenges facing humanity.  Like many companies learning to live in this “new normal,” we are keen to move forward, even during these extraordinary times, while respecting…