A small new study from the University of Victoria compared the impact of “green exercise” vs. the same exercise done indoors (in this case, a short walk). Using electroencephalography to measure the impact on cognitive function across almost all brain measures, exercise in nature proved the winner. It had a significantly bigger impact on memory, concentration and thinking speed. The researchers concluded that with growing…
China’s long, extremely restrictive lockdown was just lifted, and the return of mainland China’s outbound travel market is arguably *the* hottest topic in tourism. Finn Partners, with research consultancy Consumer Search Group, just released a study on more affluent Chinese consumers’ travel plans. First, they plan more overseas travel than their pre-pandemic pace: roughly half of them plan at least five trips this year. After…
Unriddling Happiness: Why “Gloomy” Finns Beat High-Spending Americans By Thierry Malleret, economist In the new World Happiness Report, the Scandinavian/Nordic countries—as always—dominate the top-ten list of happiest nations, with Finland taking the #1 spot again. But there are numerous countries (wealthy and highly developed) that simply don’t rank as high as one would expect. The US ranks 15th, the UK 19th, France is 21st, Italy…
Wellness Real Estate & Communities 2023 Speakers From top developers expanding the boundaries of real estate to legendary architects to innovators of new standards and technologies, the speakers at the 2023 Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium represent the top minds shaping the future of this exploding sector. Join us for this unique opportunity to learn from and network with the top executives, developers,…
Supporting UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) Initiative 2022 Trends Trend 1: Business is stepping up its action for supporting SDGs The private sector has advanced greatly over the last five years in aligning sustainability strategies and reporting with the SDGs, studies show the gap between ambition and action is getting smaller as awareness of SDGs increases, suggesting that business is realizing its potential to…
Sound Wellness Initiative 2019 Trends TREND 1: Sound Healing is becoming mainstream The biggest trend is that sound healing or sound wellness is becoming more mainstream. For example, being used in more traditional healthcare, dentistry, schools, elderly care, cancer care, fitness, corporate wellness. I specifically gathered people from these various segments to help further the research and development of this. TREND 2: Sound baths and/or…
