Wellness trends for 2019

2019 is well on its way and March is approaching. Humans are incredible creatures, but we are constantly striving to evolve, improve the status quo and ultimately take our race to the next level. In health and wellness terms, what are some of the most trending ideas that will help our lives mentally, physically and emotionally for the better? Researchers, inventors, data analysts and health engineers are basically finding ways to biohack our bodies to perform better and sleep better all the while decreasing the stress levels.

Just because the Flintstones used rocks as wheels didn’t mean they knew it all. Someone had a moment and realised that stone wheels could be improved. Or that someone was just tired of getting everywhere late and hence it was a passion to try and figure out how to make this situation better.

Yes it’s a tongue-in-cheek example, but the principles are the same. People got “gatvol” of doing 1 000 sit-ups a day which took forever. So they experimented with electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) technology which uses current to stimulate the muscle and does the same job as a normal crunch in a quarter of the time. This method has become very popular for busy businesspeople and high-performing athletes like Cristiano Ronaldo, who endorses an EMS brand in Great Britain.

Just image if we could hack our bodies

Recovery Lounges

Think of a recovery lounge as a mechanic’s workshop. You take your car in for a service after it reaches a certain mileage to get a check-up, get it tuned, aligned, new oil and spark plugs fitted and then get your baby back. It is revving and purring like a kitty and by kitty I mean like a sabre-tooth tiger. Lounges are no different for humans. It is equipped with compression technologies to help tired, swollen legs and ankles regain life and mobility.

in Cape Town is equipped with a flotation pod where you climb into a relaxed pool, float in a body of warm water and disconnect from a hyper-connected

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in other ways to achieve peak performance? Well there are many people thinking this way and hacking has become a trending topic worldwide.

I did my research to find out what is world. It is just you and your thoughts and pure relaxation. This is the perfect tool for meditation, rhythmic breathing and de-stressing.

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are fast becoming very popular means for recharging your batteries for the fast-paced individual. The process of cold air, using liquid nitrogen to -120 degrees, is blasted onto your skin in a super cooling process. It is believed to help reduce inflammation, reduce the size of fat cells and supercharge the body.

is one of the world’s leaders in compression technology. The idea behind the tech is about using compressed compartmentalised areas combined with pulsating technology which assists with flushing out lactic acid, toxins and increases blood flow to much-needed areas. Increased blood flow brings oxygen, nutrients and proteins for repair of tissues and muscles.

offer customised intravenous vitamin drips for heath, wellness and recovery. Drips are administered gently and safely by a nurse and is the perfect solution to bounce back from a massive event like Ironman or simply to give you the much-needed rehydration or energy boost of immunity to tackle the weeks’ tough deadlines. The IvyBar in Melrose and Morningside have over nine different remedies ranging from jetlag, anti-inflammation, recovery, detox and skin radiance treatments to name a few.

therapy is becoming a hot

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trending and lo and behold at the top of most lists is Recovery Lounges. I chuckle, because I have seen this coming for a while now without reading about it in mainstream media. I have positioned a topic since far too many people are not getting the right amount of outdoor exposure needed from the sun to regenerate the body. Humans are spending far too much time in front of the television, on phones, computers and headphones. The blue light emitted from these devices is causing a host of health problems. Light is energy and different coloured lights have different effects on our body, depending on the wavelengths of part of my business, TheChillTub Recovery lounges, to support sporting events, clubs, schools and professional athletes. The world is moving towards preservation of health and quality of life. the light, they penetrate through the body differently. The mitochondria convert from red-light and near intracellular into ATP, giving your cells extra vooma. Red light has been researched by Nasa and hundreds of research papers claim improved skin clarity, increased testosterone in men, reduced joint pain and inflammation, enhanced weight loss, enhanced muscle recovery and increased athletic performance.