Welltodo Today: Pebble Core Announced, Baileys Goes Vegan, Next Gen Fitness Trackers

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

Pebble launches first fitness tracker Pebble Core

Pebble has announced its first gadget that’s not a smartwatch: a fitness tracker capable of streaming music and tracking your location via GPS without the aid of your phone. Pebble Core can sync with popular fitness apps Runkeeper, Strava, MapMyRun, Google Fit and Under Armour Record to help you keep on top of your activity, and can be used entirely independently of a smartphone.

Venture Investor Sarah Kunst Takes On Fitness Sector With Launch Of Dodgers-Backed App Proday

Kunst sees Proday as the ideal side hustle for professional athletes looking for alternative revenue streams.

Attention Vegans, Happy Hour Just Got A Lot Happier: Baileys Is Making An Almond Milk Liqueur

Attention all lactose-free fans, Baileys – the makers of the most popular cream-based liqueurs – is introducing a new spirit made with real almond milk. Made with a brilliant mixture of sweet almond oil, almond essence, cane sugar, purified water, and vanilla, the new product, ” Almande,” blends the nutty flavors of almond milk with real vanilla to create a deliciously creamy drink.

How Whole Foods Launched a Tasting Program to Boost Its Private Label Products

Everyone in the Whole Foods conference room was sniffing a small plastic cup filled with a mysterious clear liquid, holding it to their nose as if it were a glass of fine wine. “Sweet,” one person said. “Salt,” decided the person next to her. “Brown fruit,” the next dialed down.

Next-Generation Fitness Trackers May Attach Directly To Your Skin

Researchers have developed a small, wearable patch capable of monitoring both biochemical and electric signals in the human body that could be more accurate that your current fitness tracker.