Welltodo Today: WELL-Certified Hotels, Internet Searches For CBD Soar, Chillhouse Expands

Today’s key global wellness news articles from around the world, impacting the industry and influencing the business of wellness.

What it’s like to stay at the world’s first ever WELL-certified hotel

San Diego offers no shortage of vegan restaurants, boutique fitness options, and crystal shops, but if those offerings aren’t enough of an enticement to the city for wellness-minded travelers, perhaps this sustainable-hospitality win will sway opinions: As of July 2019, Encinitas-a beach town within San Diego-became the first-ever locale to boast a WELL-certified hotel.

Whoop, sports tech company that makes discreet wearables, raises $55M

On the heels of Google buying Fitbit for $2.1 billion, another player in wearables and health technology has picked up a big round of growth funding to continue expanding its business. Whoop, which makes a sensor-equipped (and screen-free) strap that continuously tracks your activities 24/7 and the…

Meet the mind coach supporting London’s top fitness studios

The latest lifestyle, fashion and travel trends Pass Zoe Aston in the studio lobby and you’d be forgiven for mistaking her as any other Barry’s Bootcamp instructor: infectious energy, a honed physique, that familiar arrow logo emblazoned across her tee.

The Rise In ‘Healthy Snacking’ Obscures The Fact We’re Too Time Poor To Eat Meals

When I first went vegan about three and a half years ago, my access to snacks suddenly, rapidly diminished. The choices on offer were limited to pulped and reconstituted ‘fruit’ snacks or anything I could spot from my mental roster of accidentally vegan snacks (most chocolate bourbons yes, all digestives no).

Inside The Chillhouse Expansion: A New Soho Flagship And How Cyndi Ramirez-Fulton Is Redefining Self-Care

As the cofounder of Chillhouse, which started as a Lower East Side destination and first-of-its-kind nail salon and massage boutique with a full-service café, Ramirez-Fulton’s “always on” workflow style has helped the Chillhouse brand grow from brick and mortar location to lifestyle empire.

Vitamin and supplement company Care/of acquires a wellness-tracking app – Glossy

Personalized direct-to-consumer vitamin and supplement company Care/of purchased wellness app LabLyfe for an undisclosed amount on Tuesday. LabLyfe attempts to demystify the wellness conversation by having its approximately 3,000 users track their performance and results of various wellness “challenges.”

This Hotel Is Taking Its Wellness Package to the Next Level by Delivering Healthy Post-vacation Meals to Your Door

Taking a vacation often means breaking wellness routines and healthy habits in exchange for indulgence and relaxation. But this fall, in a first-of-its kind partnership with cult-favorite meal kit delivery service Sakara and sweat studio The Works, boutique hotel Zero George is proving wellness doesn’t have to end at check-in.

CBD Is More Popular Than Jesus, Kanye West, The NBA, Taylor Swift, The Beatles And AOC Right Now, Data Shows

CBD might as well stand for “crazy buzz, Dude.” The chemical compound found in cannabis and hemp is everywhere these days, from products for athletes to beverages, and from hummus to the investment portfolio of the Church of England.

adidas and Prada Announce New Partnership

The Italian luxury-goods house, Prada and the industry-leading sportswear brand adidas have joined forces to start a new collaborative journey. The aim of this partnership is to investigate the realms of heritage, technology and innovation – and to challenge conventional wisdom through unexpected strategies.