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
Welcome to the 2020 Global Wellness Summit
Welcome to the 2020 Global Wellness Summit Susie Ellis, Chair & CEO, Global Wellness Summit, US GWS Board of Advisors Anna Bjurstam, Wellness Pioneer, Six Senses, Sweden C. Victor Brick, CEO, PF Growth Partners, LLC Founder, John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation, US Dr. Marc Cohen, Founder, Extreme Wellness Institute, Australia Tony de Leede, Founder, Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat, Australia Pete Ellis, Co-Founder & Chairman Emeritus,…
Join us for the 2022 Global Wellness Press Event: Trends + Research, February 8th
Trends in the News – Week of January 5th, 2022
Wellness vacations go beyond massages and diet tips during the pandemic–The New Yorker With the pandemic lingering into its third year, this article interviews hospitality leaders on how the crisis has dramatically accelerated the importance of wellness in travel. Travel is now about healing from physical and mental stress, and people want programming that provides some new answers about how to feel better. Hotels/resorts are…
Learn why Tel Aviv is a center for health and wellness innovation, technology and investment for GWS 2022
Tel Aviv and Israel Make Headlines for Innovation, Technology and Wellness Tourism Bloomberg ranks Israel #1 for research and development intensity and research concentration. Tel Aviv boasts more startups than any location after Silicon Valley (and more startups per capita than anywhere in the world). The vibrant city of Tel Aviv is also becoming ground zero for health and wellness innovation, technology, and investment—making it…
First-Of-Its-Kind Film Series About the World of Wellness – BBC Storyworks & Sister Organization, GWI
Global Wellness Institute Announces New Digital Film Series to Be Produced by BBC StoryWorks at the 2021 Summit in Boston Miami, FL – December 1, 2021 – The non-profit Global Wellness Institute (GWI), the leading research organization for the wellness industry, is delighted to announce it is working with BBC StoryWorks, the commercial creative arm of BBC Global News, to produce a first-of-its-kind film series…