Camping Holds Its Own Even as Other Travel Comes Roaring Back Travelers are still faithfully flocking to campgrounds, despite other forms of travel opening up. Now, variations of camping, like glamping and RVing, are replacing higher-maintenance leisure travel. They are also providing a new way to approach remote working. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
Pickleball, a paddle sport with a whimsical name, is becoming really big business
Pickleball, a paddle sport with a whimsical name, is becoming big business About eight years ago, when brothers Rob Barnes, then 19, and Mike Barnes, then 21, founded a pickleball paddle-maker, they encountered a lot of skeptical glances. “We mentioned the word ‘pickleball’ – people would say, ‘What is that?’ Read More from the Global Wellness News ™
UK crackdown on CBD upends rapidly growing market that has boomed amid a consumer craze for wellness
UK crackdown on CBD upends rapidly growing market Efforts to crack down on the sprawling marketplace for CBD oils, tinctures and edibles have put UK regulators on a collision course with hashish start-ups, after firms discovered themselves confused in regards to the new guidelines. The Meals Requirements Company final month printed a listing of three,500 ingestible merchandise with CBD – a cannabinoid that … Read…
Agrihood trend blends farm-fresh food, easy country living and modern wellness design
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…
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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…