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Wellness Trends: from 2021 to 2022

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Global Wellness Trends Report: The Future of Wellness 2022 from the Global Wellness Summit, otherwise known as “2022 Wellness Trends, from Global Wellness Summit” was released 9 February 2022, and is available at the following link: https://www.globalwellnesssummit.com/2022-global-wellness-trends/

Please see our post of January 2021 for the 2020 and 2021 Wellness Trends, from Global Wellness Summit.

The 10 2022 Wellness Trends, from Global Wellness Summit are as follows:

TREND 1: Dirt-y Wellness

The health of the world’s soil—and the impact of soil exposure on human health—become far more important (Think: “soil-bathing”)

TREND 2: Toxic Muscularity Comes Clean

How bulging biceps and rippling abs have had a negative ripple effect on male body image

TREND 3: From Wellness Tech to Technological Wellness

A fresh take on digital health

TREND 4: Senior Living Disrupted

A wrinkle in time no more!

TREND 5: Wellness Travel: Seekers, Welcome

Post-pandemic travelers are ready for adventure and engagement

TREND 6: Innovative Tech Closing the Gender Gap in Medical Research

Artificial Intelligence (AI), apps and wearables collect data for a wide range of women’s health conditions

TREND 7: Urban Bathhouses & Wellness Playgrounds

Affordable wellness is coming to a city near you

TREND 8: Next-Gen Naturalism

The return of self-reliance

TREND 9: Health & Wellness Coaching Gets Certified

Coaches trained in the art and science of motivating healthy changes have been the missing link in both healthcare and wellness

TREND 10: Wellness Welcomes the Metaverse

Health & wellness are attractive to the Metaverse which needs to diversify beyond gaming

Having contributed the J-Wellness trend to the 2020 Wellness Trends, from Global Wellness Summit, this author knows the process rigour behind each of their presented trends. If you have the time to read only one 2022 trend report, this is the recommended one.

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By Peter Eadon-Clarke

Advisor, Conceptasia Inc.
Peter Eadon-Clarke is a specialist in J-Wellness, product and technique trends, wellness tourism and the Stress Check Program. Peter has extensive experience managing complex multicultural teams; roles held during 14 years at Macquarie Capital Securities (Japan) limited included branch manager, global head of economics and Tokyo head of research. Previously, positions included UBS Trust and Banking in Tokyo as chief investment officer, CIO at Sumitomo Life Investment and CIO for the Pacific Basin at GT (now Invesco).