An important new article from the Atlantic asks: How is it, six months into a respiratory pandemic, that the world has done so little to reduce indoor airborne transmission? Why do we have so little guidance on how to improve the air we breathe? There are two key strategies to counter virus-laden aerosols indoors: 1) Dilute viral particles’ presence by exchanging air in the room…
The pandemic brings many positive domino effects. Habit formation will become an important part of the economic story of COVID-19. Four to five months is long enough to get into a new routine, and it is likely that WFH (working from home), outdoor exercise, more home cooking, and many other COVID-related types of behavior will persist beyond the direct pandemic period: habits once adopted tend…
China’s Wellness Surge Pushed into High Gear by Pandemic–Glossy, July 28, 2020 In China, there’s not an all-encompassing “wellness” industry, but fitness, healthy food and supplements were growing fast pre-pandemic, especially among millennial and Gen Z consumers. Agility Research found that “living a healthy lifestyle” ranked as the top life priority for young Chinese consumers, even over finding love or achieving financial success. The article…
“If you watch how nature deals with adversity, continually renewing itself, you can’t help but learn.”—Bernie Siegel, MD When it comes to renewing ourselves and others—an imperative during the global Coronavirus pandemic—we wellness leaders can learn a lot from the moon. This beautiful sphere, unifying us all, orbits the Earth in about a month. Each day it appears to grow larger (waxing) or smaller (waning),…
In this edition of the Wellness Q&A Series Beth McGroarty, VP, Research & Forecasting, Global Wellness Institute asks: Why is it so urgent to tackle the deep inequities in access to wellness for Black and brown communities? What are some differences in the wellness concept within the Black community? How are women of color being served by the spa/wellness industry? What is the most undervalued…
Wellness for Children Initiative Collaboration: Family Life in Lockdown This open and honest conversation, hosted by the GWI’s Wellness for Children Initiative, in collaboration with the Mental Wellness and First 1,000 Days Initiatives, is an opportunity to learn how families are coping with the global quarantine –from home schooling and upskilling, to isolation, to illness and death. Participants will also discuss how dramatic changes…
