A new study from Japanese researchers published in Scientific Reports found that listening to music with a groove (music that causes the sensation of wanting to move to the rhythm/beat) can significantly increase measures of executive function. This first study of its kind used both brain imaging and measured individual psychological responses to “groove music” and found that music with a groovy beat impacted cognitive…
The “Wellness Divide” between Low- and High-Income Countries Will Further Sharpen
The “Wellness Divide” between Low- and High-Income Countries Will Further Sharpen By Thierry Malleret, economist As the International Monetary Fund’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, just put it: the global economy is facing “a confluence of calamities.” The three main engines that drive it are sputtering simultaneously. In the European Union, because of the war and the supply shock inflicted by commodity prices; in China, because…
Looking Beyond COVID: The Shifts Ahead in the Physical Activity and Fitness Markets
Looking Beyond COVID: The Shifts Ahead in the Physical Activity and Fitness Markets The GWI’s most recent research report on the global wellness economy includes a complete update on the six-sector physical activity market: fitness ($77 billion), sports and active recreation ($200 billion), mindful movement ($30 billion), fitness technology ($49.5 billion), sports and fitness equipment ($105 billion), and sports apparel and footwear ($293 billion). It…
Becoming READY to lead: The 2022 June Wellness Moonshot
THE WELLNESS MOONSHOT
Just Released: 2022 GWI Initiative Trends Reports
2022 GWI Initiative Trends Reports The GWI Initiatives have just released individual reports identifying the key trends impacting their sectors. From an explosion of regeneration projects to artificial intelligence applications in aesthetic health arenas to telemedicine, the grief gap and wellness-at-home—the annual trend reports just issued from the many GWI Initiatives are rich with insights.
June 2022 | Ready
Authored by Renee Moorefield, member of the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group As leaders of The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease, we are up to a bold challenge together. We’re guiding something that has never been done before—a moonshot that requires us to step into leading new wellness possibilities. How can we personally ready ourselves for…