Must-Reads from the Wellness World (Week of November 5, 2019)

  Childhood Obesity Is Rising ‘Shockingly Fast’ — Even in Poor Countries – NPR, October 17, 2019 According to a new global assessment of child malnutrition by UNICEF (the agency’s most comprehensive nutrition report in two decades), high rates of childhood obesity are a big problem in a rising number of low- and middle-income countries. Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research…

New Research: Physical Activity Is an $828 Billion Market

Global Wellness Institute Releases Major Study: Move To Be Well: The Global Economy of Physical Activity The Global Wellness Institute just released the very first research report on the entire six-sector physical activity market, which is valued at $828 billion—and forecast to reach $1.1 trillion by 2023. ACCESS THE FULL REPORT HERE READ KEY FINDINGS HERE The study features all-new data and trends analysis for these key…

GWI to Release Major Research Report Next Tuesday, October 15

First global research on the entire physical activity economy, including the fitness, sports and recreation, mindful movement, equipment, apparel and technology markets The Global Wellness Institute researchers are headed to the Global Wellness Summit next week in Singapore (October 15–17) to unveil their major research report for 2019: Move to Be Well: The Global Economy of Physical Activity. This is the very first research to…

GWI’s Annual Auction Is Live: Bid on Amazing Trips, Art & Experiences

The GWI’s annual auction is live, where anyone can bid on incredible (and generously donated) trips to the most amazing wellness resorts/retreats, artwork and unique experiences. All proceeds make possible the work of the Institute—its research on the wellness industry, which is always free to the world; crucial industry initiatives; wellnessevidence.com; and The Wellness Moonshotâ„¢: A World Free of Preventable Disease. Because the GWI is…

Wellness Evidence Study: Napping as Medicine

People Who Nap 1-2 Times a Week 48 Percent Less Likely to Have Heart Attack A new observational study from the University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland, found that people who nap once or twice a week (for between five minutes and an hour) were 48 percent less likely to have a heart attack, stroke or heart failure than non-nappers. ACCESS THIS STUDY