The merger is expected to create a fitness and wellness powerhouse. By bringing EGYM into the mix alongside B2B platforms like Booker and Mindbody, Playlist is stitching together multiple layers of the industry into a single system.
The human neuroendocrine system has changed very little since the time of cave people. Yet today we are likely to receive more stimulation in one day than our ancestors did in their entire lifetime.
Quinn's founder, Caroline Spiegel, described Ember & Ice as a mashup of Brokeback Mountain and A Court of Thorns and Roses, featuring two young men who have a secret romantic relationship.
There is a specific high that comes with outrunning your own limiting beliefs - a chase that has previously landed me in an Austrian fasting clinic, on a half-marathon start line in Madrid, and sitting ten days of silent meditation in the English countryside. But even I, a glutton for punishingly offbeat wellness trends, would have laughed you out of the juice bar had you told me a year ago that I'd soon be yodelling my way to self-improvement.
Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones are getting ready for Lent - and it's going to be a joint effort. "Do you like to give things up?" Jenna asked Sheinelle on the Feb. 19 episode of TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle, while discussing how LeBron James said he gave up wine and chocolate chip cookies to get back in shape when he recently appeared on the "Mind the Game" podcast.
There's something about watching Siff Haider's social media clips - where she breaks down retail strategy, trend forecasting and founder mindset - that feels like a Masterclass in building a modern wellness brand. On Instagram Reels, she shares her POV on topics like "How To Find Initial Customers As A New Brand" and "How To Build A Viral Brand With No Marketing Budget." On her Dream Bigger podcast, Haider covers everything from goal setting and brand storytelling to high-performance habits.
If you love the clean lines, rich textures, polished finishes, and elevated functionality that often comes with luxury products, you'll be glad to know that it can all be had for much less than you'd expect. Case in point? These bougie things with that same expensive vibe are actually cheap as hell. They look and feel so good, you'll actually want to show them off.
Stretching along Mexico's Pacific Coast 200 scenic miles north of Puerto Vallarta, the Riviera Nayarit is rich with pristine golden beaches, lush forests, and sunset views over the waters of the Bahía de Banderas. Resorts brands from Auberge and Four Seasons to Rosewood have planted their flags in recent years, but what makes this region most appealing has been here all along.
HOME is located in a former Triyoga space, but with a very different vibe - less hardcore wellness, more grab a comfy seat, bring a book and accidentally lose the whole day. Phone calls aren't allowed, shoes have to be removed, as do earphones, and whether that's a sign of me getting old or not, those are exactly the kind of rules I like to have at HOME.
He has, as one advertising lackey puts it, gotten rich selling people air that's fresher' than the stinky stuff outside. If a recent proliferation of real-life courses, books and online search interest is anything to go by, the act of getting that air into one's lungs is also now commodified. Online and in-person breathwork sessions now abound, some charging hundreds of dollars to teach participants a skill most have already acquired as a prerequisite for life: how to breathe.
January might be coming to a close, but the focus on wellness doesn't have to die with it. If anything, it's a good time to check in with those 2026 goals and see what you want to prioritise for the rest of the year. To that end, we've gathered some of the best deals we've seen in the past few weeks that will help you tick off every good intention you set this month.
Starbucks is in its wellness era. The coffee giant is doubling down on healthy drink and snack options, because that's "how people want to eat," especially in the afternoon, CEO Brian Niccol said during Starbucks' first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday. "You'll continue to see us push against the health and wellness platform going forward," Niccol said. "In beverage, I think it is going to be this personalized energy that can be executed as still, sparkling, and blended, so there's a pipeline for that platform."
And Prue Leith's leaving Bake Off. Let us focus, then, on the few, brief bright spots we can if we really squint hard into the darkness see. There's microplastics maybe not poisoning our every organ as thoroughly as we thought. There's Gwyneth Paltrow announcing that she loves a 6pm dinner and early beddy-byes. That's not quite how she put it, but that's what she meant.
Clare McKenna's new book Would You Be Well? is timely - both in terms of a January release and also, on a macro level, as a guide through the increasingly complex world of 'wellness'. The book is a very detailed look at the many aspects of health - physical, emotional, psychological, as well as the delicate balance between these - and is clever about breaking down the sometimes-intimidating advice out there into small, manageable actions.
Fashion is very good at announcing returns, and it is less interested in accounting for what happens in the time in between. Designers disappear, reappear and are soon asked to explain themselves, preferably in the language of growth. London-based designer Nicomede Talavera has done this twice already. His new collection under his eponymous label Nicomede, Sacred Journey, is somewhat of a third arrival, serving as a reminder that stepping away can sharpen a vision, not dilute it.
