Welltodo Today: Alo Yoga Expands Footprint, Oura Ring Targets Women, The Rise Of Green Exercise

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

Leon to open more than 50 restaurants creating 1,000 new jobs | TheBusinessDesk.com

X Register EG Group owned fast food brand Leon has unveiled plans to open more than 50 restaurants in the next year creating 1,000 jobs. The company was bought by Blackburn-headquartered EG Group founders Mohsin and Zuber Issa in April this year in a deal reported to be worth about £100m.

The Oura Ring Courts Female Finger-Space

If health is wealth, the Oura ring endeavors to be the trust fund that you wear around your finger. A band of ­titanium that costs two hundred and ninety-­nine dollars (more if you want it in gold), Oura (sounds like “aura” ) tracks body temperature and movement to measure the quality of your sleep.

How Gwyneth, Demi Lovato, and Cardi B Are Making ‘Sexual Wellness’ the Next Wave of Self Care

From recommending vaginal steaming as a way to balance your levels to paying a settlement to the Orange County District Attorney’s office over that were touted as a way of strengthening womens’ pelvic floors, Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness brand Goop has a history of making unsubstantiated claims and stirring up controversy.

Peloton Leads The Market’s Parade Of Losers

Part of Peloton Interactive stock decline this year was funny. But the loss of 72% for the year to date (through November 18) was not so humorous. As shown in the table below, Peloton suffered the biggest loss of all stocks with a market value of $5 billion or more.

Inside the rise of ‘green exercise’

One upside of the ongoing pandemic: People are spending more time in the great outdoors.

EXCLUSIVE: Alo Yoga Expands Retail Footprint, Plans to Enter Music Business

The Los Angeles-based yoga lifestyle brand – which sells men’s and women’s activewear, outerwear, apparel, accessories and beauty products under the “air, land and ocean” ethos – continues to grow its retail footprint, plan more Alo House pop-ups, and is now on the verge of entering the music business.

Into the Mystic: A Visit to The Well at Hacienda AltaGracia, Costa Rica’s Premier Wellness Sanctuary

Tucked away in the foothills of the Talamanca Mountains in Southern Costa Rica, a new property is vying to be the world’s preeminent wellness destination.