Welltodo Today: Lululemon Heads To The Olympics, Inside Sweetgreen’s IPO, Oura’s New Ring

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

Heavily VC-backed salad chain Sweetgreen heads toward public markets

How do you lose this much money on lunch? Rent the Runway is expected to price its IPO later today and trade tomorrow morning, provided that all things go as planned. Udemy is also on the way to the public markets. Allbirds, too. And this week, Sweetgreen threw its hat into the ring.

Waitrose to sell potato milk as demand for plant-based options grows

Britons already eat potatoes boiled, baked, roasted and mashed but now the humble spud is being milked for all its worth, with potato milk set to be the next big thing.

Oura’s gen-3 fitness ring arrives with improved sensors, custom content

In early 2017, Motiv captured the tech press’ imagination by demonstrating how wearable fitness tracking could live beyond the wrist. Ultimately, however, exercise wasn’t enough for the company, which quickly looked to expanding into things like biometric device unlock. For Oura, on the other hand,…

A million people in England have stopped exercising due to COVID

The pandemic has had an “unprecedented” impact on physical activity levels in England, with 1 million more adults becoming physically inactive in the 12 months to May 2021. The figure comes from the latest edition of Sport England’s annual Active Lives study – just published – which covers the period from mid-May 2020 to mid-May 2021 – when national and tiered restrictions and lockdowns disrupted sport and physical activity.

Barry’s Bootcamp is coming to Liverpool for the first time

The ever popular Barry’s Bootcamp is heading to Liverpool for one day only this month. Taking place at Moda Living’s brand new rental neighbourhood The Lexington, Barry’s will host a one-off special event to put Liverpudlians through their paces.

Lululemon debuts first-ever uniforms for Olympic athletes

Lululemon will outfit Team Canada for the next six years. The debut Olympic collection is high tech and fashion forward.