18 Hottest NEW Wellness Trends

1 Every Workout Will Be an Event

According to Les Mills’ 2021 Global Report, two-thirds of gym goers preferred working out in groups, with live classes almost twice as popular as livestreams. “Interactive and mass-participation events will return as people seek to work out together, away from a screen, bringing theatre back to fitness,” says Barry’s UK co-founder Sandy Macaskill. That said, the ‘eventicising’ of fitness won’t be restricted to IRL, adds Welltodo’s senior editor Laura Hill, as operators weave concepts from sport, music, films and gaming into “heightened, multifaceted experiences” – from Zwift’s Virtual Tour de France to Peloton’s team-up with Timbaland and Swizz Beatz’s music battle platform Verzuz.

2 YOU’LL SLEEP ON INNOVATIONS

With vitamin Z “at the forefront of performance thinking”, says Form Nutrition co-founder and CEO Damian Soong, even more of our waking hours are dedicated to optimising our comatose ones. While sleep trackers, such as the Whoop strap and Oura Ring, upgrade their features,