Welltodo Today: Apple Fitness Launches Next Week, Mental Health Startups Flourish, Alo Yoga Pivots

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

Apple Fitness+ launches on December 14

Apple is launching its subscription fitness service, which is built mainly to complement Apple Watch, on December 14. Apple Fitness+ was first announced at Apple’s iPhone event in September, and will offer guided workouts on iPhone iPad and Apple TV, with live personal metrics delivered by th…

How Community Has Helped CycleBar To Reopen Their Fitness Studios

Like many in the fitness world, CycleBar saw their business flipped upside down when COVID hit. However, thanks to their unique community and the efforts of the franchisees, the company has been to help their studios re-open.

A Rare Pandemic Silver Lining: Mental Health Start-Ups

Using teletherapy, metrics and matching algorithms, entrepreneurs are focusing on addressing aspects of the mental health care system that they view as broken. Ariela Safira was on a mission. Shaken by the attempted suicide of a friend during her freshman year at Stanford University in 2013, Ms. Safira sought to understand the opaque mental health care system.

Alo Yoga launches beauty line | Glossy

Tapping into the demand for self-care, wellness and clean beauty products, activewear brand Alo Yoga launched its beauty line on Tuesday in nine Alo Yoga stores and on the brand’s site. It will launch at all Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com on January 1.

Why all leaders must pay attention to the wellness of their workers

The corporate workplace has undergone a dramatic makeover in recent years. Companies have ditched drab cubicles for creatively designed spaces that offer employees more control over their environments. And benefits such as flexible scheduling give employees more latitude on when and where they work.