Authored by Renee Moorefield, member of the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group Effective planning is essential to leading wellness. It allows you to create an inspiring Wellness Moonshot vision—whether for your country, company, community, or yourself—plus, prepare clear strategies and actions for achieving your wellness goals. When you use wellness planning for the earliest years of life, it…
Healthy Eating, Nutrition, & Weight Loss
Wellness Tourism grew 8% annually from 2017 to 2019 (reaching $720 billion) and then took a major hit in 2020. The market shrunk -39.5% to $436 billion, while wellness trips dropped from 936 million to 601 million. The impressive 21% annual growth rate projected for wellness tourism through 2025 reflects new traveler values (a quest for nature, sustainability, mental wellness) as well as a period…
Global Wellness Institute Presents Geography of Wellness MAPPING THE WORLD’S WELLNESS TRADITIONS GLOBAL WELLNESS ECONOMY COUNTRY RANKINGS In January 2026, the Global Wellness Institute (GWI) released The Global Wellness Economy: Country Rankings (2019-2024), which is the only study to measure and rank the wellness economy across the world’s regions and countries. The report ranks 145 countries by the size of their wellness economies, compares wellness…
Healthy Eating, Nutrition & Weight Loss is one of the few wellness sectors that maintained positive growth (3.6%) during the pandemic, launching a wave of interest in home cooking, healthy food, and immunity-focused foods and supplements. The sector grew from $858 billion in 2017 to $912 billion in 2019 to $945.5 billion in 2020–and is forecast to grow 5% annually through 2025, to reach $1.2…
The Indoor Wellness Proposition Is in Retreat, While the Outdoor One Is Exploding By Thierry Malleret, economist Peloton – a wellness tale. When it comes to Peloton’s recent decline, rising bike prices, plunging earnings, and investor concerns about the company’s management are cited as the issues. But what needs to be talked about more is that the growth of “indoor” wellness is in decline, while…
