Investing in Sweat: A Look at the Wellness Economy's Potential
I walked past a juice bar the other day selling something green and sludgy for the price of a decent bottle of wine. My first thought, naturally, was that the world had gone mad. My second, more pragmatic thought, was that someone, somewhere, is making an absolute fortune from this madness. And that, in a nutshell, is the wellness economy. It’s an industry built on our collective anxiety about getting older, slower, and wider.
For years, I dismissed it as another fad, like pet rocks or low-fat everything. But I was wrong. This isn’t a fleeting trend. It’s a fundamental, cultural shift in how we view our health. What was once a luxury for the wealthy has become an essential expense for millions. And when a behaviour becomes that deeply embedded, I start to pay attention.