It is time to bid farewell to the trends of 2020 and welcome the 2021 trends.
Introducing the Global Wellness Trends Report: The Future of Wellness 2021, Susie Ellis, Chair and CEO and Nancy Davis, Chief Creative Officer & Executive Director stated:
The 2021 GWS Trends Report captures the nature of the paradigm shift caused by COVID-19 and the myriad ways in which wellness has taken hold…. Wellness has gone from being a nice to have to a must-have for all.
| Trend |
| 1 Hollywood and the Entertainment Industries Jump into Wellness |
| Move over purists; big media means wellness for all |
| 2 The Future of Immune Health: Stop Boosting, Start Balancing |
| Say goodbye to pop-it, guzzle-it supplements and hello to evidence-backed immune health |
| 3 Spiritual and Numinous Moments in Architecture |
| The move from ostentatious fads to architecture that touches our souls |
| 4 Just Breathe! |
| Breath goes from woo-woo wellness to a powerful health tool |
| 5 The Self-Care Renaissance |
| Where wellness and healthcare converge |
| 6 Adding Color to Wellness |
| Moving from optics to substance |
| 7 Resetting Events with Wellness |
| You may never sit on a banquet chair again |
| 8 Money Out Loud |
| Financial wellness is finding its voice |
| 9 2021: The Year of the Travel Reset |
| From manic getaways to slower, more mindful travel |
| Source: 2021 Wellness Trends, from Global Wellness Summit, Conceptasia, January 2021 |
Beth McGroarty, VP Research & Forecasting notes:
Wellness today is at a watershed moment. The trends report reflects how wellness is poised to take a bigger seat at the health care table (see “The Self-Care Revolution” trend).
It predicts a future industry that will be more inclusive, accessible, and affordable (see the “Adding Color to Wellness,” “The Entertainment Industry Jumps into Wellness,” and “Just Breathe!” trends). How it will basically “get real” and more evidence-based (see “The Future of Immune Health: Stop Boosting, Start Balancing”)—and tackle tougher, more crucial human pain-points (see” “Money Out Loud: Financial Wellness Is Finding Its Voice”).
And the report also predicts how wellness will continue to rewrite vast industries, from travel, to architecture and design, to the meetings industry.
For those looking for a simple metric to monitor progress, this author would recommend the life expectancy for the country, society.
For more on this last point, please see our 8-page PDF article:
https://wellnessasianopportunities.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Wellness-Trends.pdf
