Welltodo Today: ClassPass Ends Unlimited Classes, HPP Coconut Water, Arianna Huffington’s New Product

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

Nike’s Innovation Engine Is Sputtering, Bank of America Says

Allyson Felix wearing Nike Vapor with AeroSwift technology | Source: Courtesy PORTLAND, United States – Nike Inc. shares fell to their lowest price in more than a year after Bank of America Corp. downgraded the company, saying it’s lost ground in a critical area: innovation. Competitors such as AG and Under Armour Inc.

Fitness App ClassPass Ends Unlimited Monthly Classes In Search Of Profit

ClassPass, the wildly popular fitness class membership service, announced Wednesday that its signature offering – unlimited class bookings through its app for a set monthly fee – is ending today. Now, subscribers will have to choose to pay for five- or 10-class packages among classes ranging from Pilates, cycling, boxing and boot camps to aerial yoga, pole dancing and underwater spinning.

Inside the Top-Secret Gym for The Super Fit (and Super Rich)

What do we expect from a gym in 2016? Scented towels? Fancy grooming products? How about a retina scanner at the door? For the right (high) price, Equinox will give you all of that-but it wants a chunk of your soul, too. Carrie Battan reports on how Equinox turned sweating into a spiritual quest.

Pressure Is Building for HPP Coconut Water – BevNET.com

The pressure is building. Ever since the emergence of the premium coconut water category through brands like Harmless Harvest, Invo and Pure Brazilian, numerous producers have embraced high pressure processing (HPP), a non-thermal pasteurization method in which the bottled product is pressurized in a cold water chamber in order to extend shelf life by killing harmful pathogens and inhibiting bacterial growth without affecting the product’s flavor profile.

Arianna Huffington’s New Product Just Might Cure Your Smartphone Addiction

If Arianna Huffington has her way, your bedtime ritual might soon involve tucking your smartphone into a small bed and covering it with a satin blanket. The “smartphone bed,” a charging station that looks like a bed, will be one of the first products sold by Thrive Global, the company that Huffington started after stepping down as editor-in-chief at The Huffington Post.

This Is the Compelling Science Behind Fitness Trackers

I wear a fitness tracker that monitors how many steps I take each day. Ask me why, and I’ll tell you I’m not quite sure. Push me, and I’ll say it’s fun. It sort of appeals to my sense of achievement to know if I hit my Fitbit-suggested target every day of 10,000 steps.

Mainstreaming Mindfulness: Headspace Launches First Ad Campaign

Headspace, the popular digital meditation app, is on a mindfulness mission, launching its first-ever ad campaign to win over new users. The ads are aimed at a fitness audience, with real-life meditators explaining how meditation helps them do everything better, from salsa dancing and CrossFit to free diving and shooting hoops.