Welltodo Today: Apple’s New Fitness Service, Hard Kombucha, Gyms Not Spreading COVID

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

How Hard Kombucha Became The Drink Of 2020

Step away from the hard seltzer – 2020 is all about hard kombucha. People everywhere are swapping their spiked bubbly for fruit forward hard kombucha. According to the trade group Kombucha Brewers International, sales of hard kombucha have grown from $1.7 million in 2017 to more than $12 million in 2019.

Study shows gyms are not spreading COVID-19

Gyms in New South Wales (NSW), Australia are staying COVID-free, according to a new report, just published by industry body, Fitness Australia. Over the past two months there have been more than 6.26 million check-ins across 423 gyms in NSW, with no recorded transmission of COVID-19.

Plant-based snacks brand tailors to taste, wellness, and dietary needs: ‘Personalisation is in our DNA’

Erbology was founded by siblings Irina and Victor Turcan in 2015 in response to growing demand for healthy food. The start-up focuses on plant-based ingredients that have nutritional benefits associated with consumption. Its drinks range includes bergamot shots and sea buckthorn juice, and powders are made from ingredients such as milk thistle or Jerusalem artichoke.

Blaque makes space for Black people in the fitness and wellness industry

Blaque makes space for Black people in the fitness and wellness industry Blaque founder T’Nisha Symone discusses the philosophy behind finding a gym designed to serve her local community With fitness and wellness being of top priority now more than ever, the arrival of Blaque, the first luxury fitness club specifically designed to cater to the needs of Black communities, couldn’t come at a better time.

German beauty gets ‘clean-ical’ – Glossy

“Cosmeceutical” and “scientific” are some of the words that come to mind when thinking of German skin-care brands like Dr. Barbara Sturm and Augustinus Bader. But with the rise of wellness, the G-beauty world is increasingly getting on board with the concepts of “clean,” “natural” and “plant-based” marketing.

Apple About To Launch New Fitness Service, Report Says

Apple is about to change its subscription services, like Apple Music, Apple TV+ and so on, with a new Fitness service announced in the coming weeks.

Why more brands are seeking out B Corp certifications

Covid-19 is pushing the fashion industry to consider B Corp status, a little-publicised sustainability certification that is growing in importance and impact amid a lack of trust in social and environmental guidelines.

The Future of Drinking Has a Very Light Buzz

On the periphery of the hard seltzers and the low-ABV spirits, a whole bar cart of other ascendant new products are jockeying to change how you think about drinking. A company called Kin Euphorics markets an amaro-adjacent concoction with a novel twist: It has replaced the booze with a mixture of adaptogens and nootropics.

Luxury Wellness Retreats Launching In 2020, With Seclusion And Safety In Mind

Perhaps National Relaxation Day (on the 15 th) and National Wellness Month (all August long) should be taken a little more seriously this year. The burnout was real in 2020. And while there are endless ways to unwind, recharge and indulge in some self-care, there’s nothing quite like a luxury wellness retreat to truly escape the stressors of daily life.