Welltodo Today: Eco-Conscious Activewear, Nap-Pods, Cycling’s Hottest Trend

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

Should You Buy Nike Stock? Just Do It

Nike’s stock has been underperforming the broader market this year, as its smaller but fast growing rival Under Armour takes much of the lime light. Here’s why you can still unlock massive profit potential by keeping Nike stocked in your portfolio.

Cycling’s Hottest Trend

The hottest, fastest growing category of bicycles is “gravel grinders,” also known as all-road, open road, x-road, or adventure bikes – for very good reasons.

The active wear label made using COFFEE grinds and recycled plastic

Hong Kong label Rumi X makes active wear out of coffee grinds and plastic The coffee works to absorb moisture and eliminate odour from the fabric Recycled water bottles are shredded, dried and melted to make yarn Sportswear label Rumi X has given a whole new meaning to getting coffee in your active wear.

 

Starbucks is tapping into a $6.7 billion industry with this new drink

Starbucks is launching its first ever beverage with a coconut milk base. The coffee giant announced on Monday that the iced coconut milk mocha macchiato will be available in the US and Canada starting July 12. “Using coconut milk instead of coconut syrup provides a hint of summer – summer breeze,” Starbucks’ coffee education specialist Mackenzie Karr told Business Insider.

Will CycleBar become the Pure Barre of indoor cycling?

The boutique fitness boom created plenty of franchise fury: Pure Barre, The Dailey Method, and Barre3 in the barre world; OrangeTheory and F45 for interval training; Modo Yoga for yoga. But despite the fact that most would give SoulCycle at least partial credit for creating the entire industry, an indoor cycling franchise hasn’t made a major impact yet.

Wearable Fitness Devices Attract More Than The Young And Healthy

Accenture data shows 17 percent of Americans over the age of 65 use wearables compared to 20 percent of Americans under the age of 65.

Relaxation Audio Boosts Office Nap-Pods | Stylus

App maker Pzizz has collaborated with MetroNaps to install relaxation tracks in the US tech company’s EnergyPod sleep chairs this month, in a bid to improve sleep quality and enhance office napping. Already used in Google and Nasa offices, the audio will combine neuro-linguistic programming, calming music, sound effects and ‘brainwave’ tech to help workers fall more quickly into a deeper sleep.