Welltodo Today: What’s Next For Fitness Tech? Boxing’s On The Rise In China, The Clean Beauty Market,

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

‘Silver pound’ a significant growth driver for public leisure

Creating opportunities for older people to get physically active represents a major driver for growth in public leisure, according to new research. A study by ukactive and the DataHub – based on nine million members and 246 million individual visits across 596 leisure centres over the past three years – shows that people aged 65 or older currently make up 12 per cent of leisure centre members, compared to 22 per cent of the population.

Boxing gains popularity in China

It’s shortly before noon. Zuo Yunfan finishes his morning work and walks out of his office in Beijing. Instead of joining his colleagues for lunch, Zuo slings a black bag over his shoulder and hits the street. Fifteen minutes later, he enters Uppercut boxing studio in Chaoyang district.

Another meat gets replaced: Now your bacon bits can be made from mushrooms

“One day we were cooking some mushrooms at the house, and totally burnt a batch,” says Richard Hanley, who along with his wife Kate owns a natural salad dressing company called Hanley’s Foods based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Brianna Rader Talks Juicebox, Her Revolutionary Sexual Wellness App

Brianna Rader wants to help you have better sex. Her app, Juicebox, enables anonymous users of all gender and sexual identities to receive text-based sexual wellness tips as well as personalized one-on-one coaching.

Danone North America debuts Silk range of oat milk yogurts – FoodBev Media

Danone North America is adding to its Silk brand’s Oat Yeah portfolio in the US with a new range of oat milk yogurts. Oat Yeah Oatmilk Yogurt Alternatives combine gluten-free oats with live and active cultures to create a “creamy, craveable yogurt”, Danone North America said.

A New Grubhub Report Shows Plant-Based Diets Are More Than A Trend

Plant-based food may be a buzzword on menus from takeout joints to upscale eateries across America, but veggie-forward eating is more than just a fleeting trend. A Grubhub found in its 2018 “Year in Food” report, plant-based options are on the rise across America, including in food ordered for takeout.

The Body Shop’s Plastic Pollution Pledge | Stylus

The Body Shop is the latest global retailer to implement a scheme that reduces the amount of virgin plastic used in production. Despite the numerous initiatives from brands, each year, more than eight million tonnes of plastic ends up in oceans globally (UNEP, 2018).

Roll up, roll up for Gwyneth Paltrow’s great London Goop summit

Need your wallet cleaned out next week? In Goop Health will be only too happy to help

Beauty and Wellness Briefing: The race to win the clean color market – Glossy

Welcome to Glossy’s Beauty and Wellness Briefing. This exclusive and inside look at the beauty and wellness industries is meant to dig into the topics that really matter and shed light on the elephants in the room. S ign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox every Wednesday .

The Tech Industry’s Latest Fitness Craze: Recovery

You know that brutal final climb in spin class, the one that seems to just not end? Don’t beat yourself up over loosening the resistance dial. And the planned six-mile run that ended after four and change? Not your fault. Your poor performance can be blamed on your underpowered clothes.