{"id":212450,"date":"2020-01-06T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T07:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formnutrition.com\/us\/?p=212450"},"modified":"2020-01-04T08:21:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T13:21:55","slug":"looking-ahead-to-2020s-biggest-wellness-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formnutrition.com\/us\/inform\/looking-ahead-to-2020s-biggest-wellness-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking ahead to 2020’s Biggest Wellness Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we move into a new decade, Form asked man of athleisure Jamie Millar to take a look at the latest wellness trends and what we might expect from them in 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Slow fitness<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Not necessarily working out at reduced speed, although it can be, but more in the sense of \u201cslow food\u201d: wholesome, nutritious, sustainable. Trend forecasting agency The Future Laboratory terms it \u201cconscious deceleration\u201d: a reaction to the quick-fix mentality and productivity mania that only lead to breakdown and higher-intensity burnout \u201cby focusing on slowing down to build up long-term endurance and allowing space to breathe, both physically and metaphorically\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Future Laboratory terms it \u201cconscious deceleration\u201d: a reaction to the quick-fix mentality and productivity mania that only lead to breakdown and higher-intensity burnout<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mindful versions of many activities, such as running (tuning into the sensations instead of out with music can actually be more relaxing), are figuratively gathering pace. But the clearest illustration of the trend are the bright, roomy studios teaching \u201cmovement\u201d or gymnastics-style training, such as Lift: The Movement and Move Hackney. You\u2019ve got the rest of your life to get and stay fit. What\u2019s the rush?<\/p>\n

Fitness retreats<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Having hiked up Morocco\u2019s Atlas Mountains in May on the inaugural Equinox Explore trip, the transatlantic it\u2019s-not-fitness-it\u2019s-lifestyle brand is not coincidentally tipping \u201cachievement-based travel\u201d to take off in 2020, with cycling the Hudson Valley, \u201cSurf + Life + Balance\u201d in Costa Rica and a running tour of Florence on its itinerary.<\/p>\n

London healthista club group Third Space, which also launched its Escapes last year, also to Morocco\u2019s Atlas Mountains, is getting away to the Sahara for a triple-threat Challenge (running, cycling and kayaking) and Crete to Restore. Equinox-owned indoor cycling cult SoulCycle is also retreating, to famously clean-living, spiritual Las Vegas and nearby Sedona, Arizona. And Men\u2019s Health\u2019s first-ever holiday, on Italy\u2019s Adriatic Coast, encompasses cultural excursions, medical tests on arrival and a plan to take home.<\/p>\n

Wearable tech<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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LVL HYDRATION MONITOR<\/p><\/div>\n

The American Council for Sports Medicine has named \u201cwearable tech\u201d No1 in the 2020 edition of its annual worldwide survey of fitness trends, as it has for three years now out of the last four – even though data has previously indicated that a third of users stop wearing their device within six months. There has also been, as the ACSM acknowledges, \u201csome question of accuracy, which seem to have been resolved well enough\u201d.<\/p>\n

Quibbles aside, the estimated $95bn industry will march inexorably on – at least until under-skin sensors and reactive tattoos render \u201cwearable\u201d obsolete. The next generation of trackers, such as Push (power and velocity of reps), K\u2019Watch Athlete (lactate) and LVL (hydration), can also do more than just monitor heart rate or count steps.<\/p>\n

Workplace wellness<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Instead of sweating the human asset, companies are encouraging it to sweat – whether to attract and retain talent or just wring more work out of it. According to management consultancy Deloitte\u2019s Health & Wellness Progress Report, 78 per cent of employers plan to implement physical activity programmes over the next three years, while the Global Wellness Institute put the workplace wellness market in 2018 at $48bn – a fraction of the economic burden of unwell-ness and covering less than ten per cent of employees worldwide.<\/p>\n

Investment bank Goldman Sachs boasts a 20,000 square foot fitness facility at its London office with studios for spinning, yoga and Pilates, plus complementary therapy treatment rooms; \u201cwellness workspaces\u201d such as Fora, where services include bookable PTs are standing out by putting health at their offering\u2019s firm core.<\/p>\n