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Singapore Wellness Market

By Rhiannon McGregor and Jessica Smith 09 : 10 : 2018 Wellness : Health : Sport

With a significant expat community, Singapore is becoming a new hub of health and wellness as its residents seek to emulate healthy living practices from around the world.

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The future according to: Sam Moyo:

From launching a sober rave movement to coaching businesses on mysticism, the wellbeing expert offers a holistic insight into the future...

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In the decade ahead, beauty and wellbeing consumers will push back against superficial appearances to analyse and augment their physical...

Beauty : Wellness : Technology

Radical Relief:

With chronic conditions rising and support systems failing for young people, digital communities are filling the gaps left by healthcare.

Youth : Health : Wellness

Diversifying Nature:

As consumers swap once-bustling metropolitan hubs for greener spaces, collectives and brands are ensuring the great outdoors remains...

Intersectionality : Leisure : Future Cities

Club Psora’s network is destigmatising skin conditions:

Miriam Thom, founder of Club Psora, is building a new community around skin conditions — one that reframes chronic illness and...

Health And Wellness : Beauty : Skincare

Enhanced Natural Beauty:

Beauty consumers are shifting their focus from cosmetic fads to more natural enhancements that re-invent everyday looks.

Beauty : Retail : Female Futures

Fulfilment Furnishings:

The global pandemic has shifted people’s priorities to focus on home furnishings that place wellbeing at the fore, in both physical and...

Health : Wellness : Workplace

This digital platform gamifies vulva acceptance:

Studio Thompson Brand Partners has unveiled Love Your Vulva, a web app that aims to educate young people about their vulvas.

Health : Wellness : Education

Bio-engineering the future of intimacy:

While technology has been blamed for affecting intimacy, artist Marija Bozinovska Jones is exploring the boundaries of tech-induced...

Technology : Intimacy : Scent

Life Support is a platform for digital grieving:

Design studio The Liminal Space has unveiled Life Support, a digital space that aims to provide guidance for those experiencing loss.

Health And Wellness : Society : Technology

Race-empowered wellness:

From fitness platforms to sonic escapism, global majority communities are launching transformational healing services away from their...

Wellness

Total Tastes:

The food-as-medicine movement is being rebranded to fit modern lifestyles, balancing flavour and function to shape our physical and...

Food : Drink : Health And Wellness

Mood-boosting Beauty:

Cosmetics brands are taking cues from neuroscience to inform new products and support consumers with their skincare as well as...

Beauty : Health And Wellness : Neuroscience

Menopausal empowerment:

Dr Louise Newson, founder of Balance app, uncovers the importance of holistic menopausal wellbeing and educated empowerment for this...

Health And Wellness : Health Technology : Menopause

Anti-viral fabric for the inter-Covid era:

IFTNA (Intelligent Fabric Technologies North America) creates anti-viral textile solutions. Giancarlo Beevis, CEO, discusses the...

Fashion : Materials : Covid-19

Upgrading urban mobility for the pandemic age:

With public transport use declining worldwide, innovators reveal how more sustainable approaches to mobility will flourish in the cities...

Transport : Health & Wellness : Smog Life

Positive Barriers:

Designers are reframing the visual language of social distancing, using colour and familiar materials to encourage safer navigation of...

Health : Wellness : Covid-19

Trans-positive beauty and wellness campaigns:

Historically entrenched in cisgender heteronormative ideals, health and beauty brands are beginning to lead conversations about Trans+...

Health And Wellness : Transgender : Non-binary

Reworking the Workplace:

Inter-pandemic, the workplace is undergoing a reconceptualisation, from the systems and layout of the workspace, to materials and...

Workplace : Technology : Health And Wellness

Epidemic Retail Futures:

How will retailers in 2025 cater for future viral outbreaks and enable consumers to move effortlessly in and out of lockdown periods?

Inter-covid : Scenario : Retail

Modern Meditation Market:

Meditation is being reframed as an accessible activity, with Covid-19 having accelerated its engagement and normalised the adoption of...

Meditation : Wellbeing : Wellness

Recuperative Living:

In the aftermath of Covid-19, consumers’ collective concerns about hygiene, wellbeing and immunity will drive new directions in beauty...

Beauty : Health : Wellness

Isolated Intimacy:

As the world experiences a crisis of closeness, new services are positioning isolation as an opportunity to reassess the meaning of...

Health : Wellness : Technology

Inter-Covid Fashion:

In the inter-Covid period, fashion choices are becoming informed by health and safety concerns, resulting in hygiene-first threads and...

Fashion : Covid-19 : Health

Digital drugs will revolutionise media:

Michael Moskowitz, founder of digital health innovator AeBeZe Labs, discusses media's pharmaceutical power and the disruptive concept of...

Health : Media : Wellbeing

Pandemic-proof Properties:

Lockdown has highlighted the health impacts of life in isolation. We forecast how the design of our future homes and interiors will...

Future Home : Architecture : Covid-19

Urban Wellness Market:

Consumers are re-appraising what it means to be well. Post-Covid-19, they will demand higher levels of urban health and more civic...

Wellness : Smog Life : Covid-19

Virtual sanctuaries:

From phygital spas to virtual hot springs, traditional wellness spaces are being rethought to combine ancient wellbeing...

Virtual Reality : Luxury Beauty : Beauty

Flat age fitness:

Exercise brands are helping senior citizens keep fit and healthy with a new range of innovative tools and accessible digital platforms.

Fitness : Senior : Covid-19

Webinar: Covid-19 Future Planning:

A 30-minute webinar examining the pandemic’s impact across key sectors, and the steps to future-proof strategies for your organisation...

Society : Covid-19 : Retail

Covid-19 Contingency Planning:

Learn the immediate impacts of Covid-19 across key sectors, and discover best-in-class case studies and future considerations for your...

Covid-19 : Society : Health

Psychedelic Wellness Market:

Psychedelics are being reframed as the wellness sector explores their transformative potential for mental wellbeing, retreats and...

Wellness : Travel : Medicine

Healthy kids campaigns:

A series of new food industry initiatives aim to inspire and deliver healthier eating among children by targeting parents, schools and...

Food : Healthy Eating Design : Children

Forget mental health, let’s discuss emotional fitness:

Nick Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Fika, on the student mental health crisis being an issue of education and skills relating to...

Youth : Mental Health : Technology

Death Positivity Market:

Dying is driving new wellness conversations as brands work to transform end-of-life planning through more progressive and...

Wellness : Society : Security

Focused fitness classes:

Beyond spinning and boxing lessons, new studios and classes are emerging focused on single-format exercise dedicated to improving...

Wellness : Fitness : Conscious Deceleration

What will wellness look like in 2030?:

Through the lens of a fictional future scenario, we ask how brands in 2030 will redefine wellness, negate collective burnout and help us...

Far Futures : Health : Wellness

At-home Epigenetics:

As research into the field of epigenetics advances, new at-home testing kits are emerging that enable consumers to take control of their...

Wellness : Epigenetics : Health

The Future of Flight Wellness:

With concern growing about the impact of regular travel on the body, consumers are looking for products and services to improve their...

Wellness : Flights : Air Travel

Suncare Market:

Growing interest in skincare and skin health is driving innovation in the suncare market, as consumers begin to look for holistically...

Health : Wellness : Beauty

Certified Supplements Market:

With consumers challenging supplements brands to provide science-backed product information, a new wave of innovation is sweeping...

Supplements : Wellness : Health

Retraining Sleep Market:

With technology affecting our ability to sleep soundly, consumers are turning to new tools to help them relearn and improve old sleeping...

Health : Beauty : Wellness

Life-stage Brands:

From adolescence to menopause, brands are helping to alleviate the biological inconveniences of being a woman.

Female Futures : Wellness : Marketing

Modern Therapy:

As mental health disorders surge, the outdated therapy sector is diversifying to address the vulnerabilities of the next generation.

Wellness : Health : Youth

Conscious Deceleration:

Struggling to keep up with fast-paced and demanding approaches to fitness, health-conscious consumers are looking for a more measured,...

Wellness : Health : Technology

Rebranding the menopause:

Attitudes to the menopause are being transformed, and wellness companies, fem-tech and beauty brands are stepping up to champion...

Beauty : Wellness : Technology

Why community will shape the future of wellness:

Katherine Johnston, senior research fellow at Global Wellness Summit, explains why wellness needs to move beyond personal goals to...

Wellness : Architecture : Interiors

The Conscious Decelerators:

This community of wellness pioneers are looking to slow down and return to more holistic forms of wellbeing that will help them to carve...

Health : Wellness : Conscious Deceleration

Music as Medicine:

Music is emerging as the next frontier for wellness, with musicians, record labels and start-ups harnessing sound’s impact on health,...

Music : Wellness : Media

Have we overdosed on CBD?:

Is this cannabis compound a new miracle elixir or does its global hype mean we’ve already hit peak CBD?

CBD : Wellness : Food

Sex Re-education:

Generation Z are taking control of their sexual education, turning to social media, YouTube and Insta-influencers for realistic,...

Youth : Digital : Sex

Can music cut through the red tape of pharma?:

Sound branding could help traditionally silent pharmaceutical brands to cut through regulation and competition while bolstering trust...

Branding : Wellness : Sonic Identities

Female Highs:

With the pharmaceutical industry under scrutiny for not accommodating women’s needs, female consumers are turning to marijuana as a new...

Wellness : Cannabis : Health

Health-conscious Cars:

The automotive industry is embracing intuitive technologies in a bid to help drivers and passengers manage their wellbeing while on...

Auto : Wellness : Health

Protective Performance Apparel:

Advances in material science are driving a new wave of performance wear that protects and supports the body during physical activity.

Fashion : Sport : Material Far Futures

Eco-fitness:

Gyms are harnessing the power of people’s workouts to reduce energy consumption and demonstrate their environmental credibility.

Wellness : Health : Fitness

Back to basics: the future of luxury retreats:

Dervla Louli Musgrave, founder of luxury booking portal Compare Retreats, on the desire for solo travel, silence and the opportunity for...

Wellness : Travel : Luxury

What’s driving our obsession with CBD?:

Melisse Gelula, co-founder of Well + Good, explains why CBD is causing a stir and reveals its most popular use cases.

Wellness : Beauty : Food

How epigenetics will transform lifestyles:

Dr Tom Stubbs, co-founder of Chronomics, explains why giving consumers visibility of their DNA will be key to influencing positive...

Health : Epigenetics : Wellness

AI will improve wellbeing in your business:

BioBeats, a digital health company, is using artificial intelligence to improve workplace mental health. Nicola Hemmings, its lead...

Workplace : AI : Wellness

Tweenage Fitness:

Tapping into the family market, boutique fitness studios and clubs are rethinking their services to include classes and facilities for...

Health : Youth : Wellbeing

How technology is transforming workplace wellbeing:

Parneet Pal, chief science officer at Wisdom Labs, says preventative medicine must begin in the workplace – with leadership driving...

Workplace : Health And Wellness : Technology

Singapore Wellness Market:

With a significant expat community, Singapore is becoming a new hub of health and wellness as its residents seek to emulate healthy...

Wellness : Health : Sport

Fitness Auditoria:

Amid the rise of collective training, the spatial design of fitness is transforming from boutique sanctuaries to exercise arenas and...

Health And Wellness : Sport : Wellness Architecture

At-home Fitness:

A new wave of devices are designed to ease the impact of busy, modern living by making at-home fitness more immersive, efficient and...

Health : Wellbeing : Technology

Will AI make us better human beings?:

From over-eating to spending that has a negative impact on the environment, could AI help to identify our bad habits and encourage us to...

Health : Technology : Artificial Intelligence

Health-conscious Kids:

As society becomes more health-conscious, wellness is trickling down to the youngest generation.

WellJelly : China Drewitt : Fitness Trackers

eSports Nutrition:

As competitive gaming broadens its appeal, both amateur and professional gamers are looking to the health and wellness industry to give...

Wellness : ESports : Food

Precision Running:

As consumers look for ways to engage their body and mind beyond the yoga mat, brands are re-evaluating the function of running as a...

Running : Fitness : Health And Wellness

Chinese Fitness Market:

Fuelled by a growing interest in healthy living among China’s middle classes, the country’s health, wellness and fitness sectors are...

Wellness : Health : Fitness

Smart tech that helps you train like a pro:

From smart sports apparel to AI fitness instructors, the next generation of smart tools is emerging to help non-professionals train more...

Health : Wellness : Technology

Certified Wellness:

The once distinctly separate worlds of health and wellness are converging as consumers seek a new framework for healthy living that...

Health : Wellbeing : Certified Wellness

Pregnancy Wellbeing:

As Millennial women start their own families, brands are creating pregnancy products and services that reflect their tastes while still...

Pregnancy : Wellness : Wellbeing

Wellness Tourism:

Hotels are offering new ways of supporting guests’ wellbeing beyond the traditional spa treatment.

Wellness : Travel : Hospitality

Alternative Energy Drinks:

Growing concern about the negative health impact of high-sugar and caffeine energy drinks is prompting the development of less harmful...

Food And Drink : Wellness : Retail

Why emotional wellbeing is the next frontier for the vitamins industry:

Brendan Murdock, the founder of nutrition and health store anatomē, explains why human interaction is crucial to any health store...

Health And Wellness : Nutrition : Emotional Wellbeing

Why is the rhetoric around women’s sexual health still so skewed?:

As accessibility to medicine for male sexual health problems improves, why are brands still reluctant to offer women the same treatment?

Health : Wellness : Female Futures

These male wellness influencers are going primal:

From breathing techniques and immersion in nature to cold therapy, a new breed of influencers are revolutionising the way we understand...

Wellness : Health : Digital

Dental Rework:

New dental care brands are transforming our everyday, mundane routines into high-end and accessible products and experiences.

Wellness : Health : Dental

Does the supplements industry need to embrace experts?:

With the plethora of shiny, celebrity-endorsed supplements on the market and a lack of regulation in the industry, a growing scepticism...

Health : Wellness : Supplements

Extreme Therapies:

As consumers continue to look for new ways to optimise their fitness routines, boutique gyms are introducing previously inaccessible...

Health And Wellness : Gyms : Fitness

Dennis Grishin on how to make DNA-gathering more trustworthy:

The co-founder of Nebula Genomics explains how blockchain and encryption can be used to create a fair exchange of genomic information...

Health : Health & Wellness : Wellness

The Modern Apothecary:

With an emphasis on community and education, the next generation of supplement brands are re-imagining the high street store format.

Health : Wellness : Retail

Preston Lewis on encouraging exercise through gamification:

The co-founder of Black Box VR discusses virtual reality gyms and their potential impact on consumers who want to raise their fitness...

Health And Wellness : Health : Wellness

Gut Health Market:

A greater understanding of the positive impact that sustaining gut bacteria has on overall health, both physical and mental, is fuelling...

Health : Wellness : Microbiome

Modern Male Medicare:

New pharmaceutical brands are launching online platforms that help to destigmatise men’s health problems.

Health : Wellness : New Masculinity

Eve Edelstein on incorporating wellness into architectural design:

The research director of the Perkins+Will Human Experience Lab discusses her Neuro-Architectural design process and its potential for...

Wellness : Health : Design

Why brain optimisation should be a spa service:

Devon White, behavioural design expert and co-founder of private members’ club Field, explains why neurotechnology is the next frontier...

Wellness : Brain : Optimisation

Wellness Architecture:

As health and wellness becomes entrenched as a mainstream mindset, it is spreading into new areas – moving beyond gyms and expanding to...

Wellness : Architecture : Health

Why brands need to pay more attention to hormonal fluctuations:

Why the healthcare sector should take note of the new beauty and lifestyle brands factoring in biological differences between the sexes.

Health : Wellness : Hormones

Samantha Moyo on why emotions should come first in business:

The founder of Morning Gloryville on her online course that teaches an emotion-led approach to starting a business.

Wellness : Workplace : Work

Modern Fertility:

With infertility a growing problem, consumers are increasingly turning to smartphone apps and devices for advice and to track their health.

Health : Wellness : Infertility

Mental Health Market:

With mental health problems increasingly prevalent, brands are creating new platforms to increase access to support networks.

Mental Health : Health : Wellness

Will the digital pill revolutionise healthcare?:

Digital pills herald a new era of intelligent healthcare, but as with all tracking technologies there are significant privacy concerns...

Health : Wellness : Digital

Intuitive Pleasure:

Women-founded sex technology companies are ushering in a new era that features a much more considered and nuanced approach to a woman’s...

Wellness : Health : Female

Inclusive Fitness:

New fitness influencers and gyms are showing how being fit and healthy doesn’t have to be the preserve of affluent white people.

Fitness : Wellness : Health

Healthcare Market:

In the age of Civic Brands, a new generation of innovators are stepping in where governmental systems are failing to radically reshape...

Health : Wellness : Healthcare

Smartphone Therapies:

Why consumers are swapping synthetic drugs for smartphone-based treatments.

Health : Digital : Wellness

Self-care Spaces:

New community and co-working spaces are emerging that provide a nuanced approach to self-care.

Wellness : Workplace : Community

Redefining Strength:

Testosterone-centric gym culture is increasingly out of step with a new generation of men who want to become physically and mentally...

Health And Wellness : Branding : New Masculinity

The rise of young female health-preneurs:

These young feminists are empowering the next generation of girls with practical tools that improve their physical, mental and sexual...

Youth : Health : Wellness

Will adaptogens destroy our ecology?:

Increasing global demand for adaptogens and Ayurvedic herbs is putting plant species under strain. It’s time for brands to step up with...

Health : Wellness : Adaptogenic

What will next-generation sleep technology look like?:

Meeta Singh, a sleep doctor at Henry Ford Health System, on the complexities of sleep health and how technology will play a new role in...

Wellness : Health : Sleep

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