THERMAL/MINERAL SPRINGS The Global Wellness Institute has tracked and measured the global thermal/mineral springs industry for more than a decade. In 2013, we estimated that thermal/mineral springs was a $50 billion industry globally. Since that time, the thermal/mineral springs industry has grown rapidly alongside the broader wellness movement. As of 2023, we estimate 31,200 thermal/mineral springs establishments operating worldwide, earning $63 billion in revenues. Growth…
Physical Activity
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Physical activity is essential to health, and yet, collectively, we have become more inactive. Physical activity is intrinsic to wellness, and the link between physical activity and good health has been clinically and scientifically proven. Yet, in recent decades, there has been an alarming trend of declining physical activity in countries around the world, to the point where as many as 27.5% to…
Mental Wellness
MENTAL WELLNESS What Is Mental Wellness?Five Key Things to Know About Mental Wellness 1. Mental wellness is more than just the absence of mental illness. The complex relationship between mental illness and mental wellness is best understood by envisioning them sitting on two separate continuums (see figure below). The horizontal axis measures mental illness from high to low, while the vertical axis measures mental wellness…
Wellness in China
Wellness in China OTHER GWI RESOURCES & REPORTS FOR CHINA WELLNESS EVIDENCE HIGHLIGHT FOR CHINA ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
August 2021 | Prepare | Wellness Mooonshot
Curated by the Global Wellness Institute and Renee Moorefield, member of the GWI Advisory Boardand CEO of Wisdom Works Group. “Dig the well before you’re thirsty.”––Chinese proverb As an integral part of The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease Initiative, you are an ambassador who helps people prepare to make wellness central to their lives, communities and workplaces. Your leadership means intentionally promoting…
August 2021 | The Wellness Moonshot and The Preparation Behind Prevention
As an integral part of The Wellness Moonshot: A World Free of Preventable Disease, you are an advocate who helps people prepare to make wellness central to their lives, communities and workplaces. When it comes to preparing for the profound shift from an unwell to a well world, you realize: You are part of creating the future today. “Dig the well before you’re thirsty.” ––Chinese…
