Welltodo Today: Kayla Itsines Teams Up With Apple, Nike’s Latest Acquisition, The Meal Kit Market

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

Why Whole Foods Could Dominate the Meal Kit Industry — The Motley Fool

An intriguing subject came up on ( Whole Foods Market’s NASDAQ:WFM) recent earnings call. John Mackey, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Jeremy Bowman has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Whole Foods Market.

Kayla Itsines is teaming up with Apple to streamline your workout

Kayla Itsines (AKA the world’s most influential trainer) isn’t afraid to make big moves in the name of fitness. Earlier this year the Instagram star debuted her ” Sweat with Kayla” app (which traded her bikini body lingo with something a bit more empowering), and now, she’s shaking things up again-this time, in hands-free form with the launch of a program for the Apple Watch.

Fitness bands, with Doctors attached

FEATURES/ Work in Progress | Aug 9, 2016 | 3950 views Full Bio Close T here’s a rubber burger on his table, a placebo to discourage the consumption of the actual thing. A picture of him running a marathon hangs on the wall of his office in suburban Mumbai.

Nike just bought a little-known tech startup inside Richard Branson’s Virgin Group

Nike announced on Tuesday it had acquired Virgin Mega, a little-known 12-person startup that sits within Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, to help it launch a new “digital studio” based in New York City. In the release announcing the acquisition (which didn’t reveal the terms of the transaction), Nike said the studio will be responsible for “expanding the community and functionality” of Nike’s core mobile experiences.

Adidas Comeback on North America Sales Jump

By Bloomberg August 4, 2016 06:48 PORTLAND, United States – Adidas reported a 26 percent rise in North American sales, underscoring a comeback that has seen the athletic-shoe maker reclaim market share in the US from Nike Inc. Second-quarter sales in North America were €788 million ($878 million), Herzogenaurach, Germany-based Adidas said in a statement Thursday.