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These 5 wellness trends are about to be everywhere

Your wellness era is getting an upgrade.

Elle Halliwell
August 24, 2026 - 8:20PM
Glamour Australia
Image credit: Instagram.com/aishapotter The next big things in wellness are rarely created in a vacuum. It’s a Darwin-style evolution, evolving from past trends, new scientific understandings and changing culture. So to know what’s next in the world of wellbeing, we need to look at where current conversations are headed. Gut health is on the move, digital detoxing has hardened into venues that ask for your phone at the door, and we’re taking longevity home from the clinic. Here are five trends about to be everywhere.

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The next big things in wellness are rarely created in a vacuum. It’s a Darwin-style evolution, evolving from past trends, new scientific understandings and changing culture.

So to know what’s next in the world of wellbeing, we need to look at where current conversations are headed. Gut health is on the move, digital detoxing has hardened into venues that ask for your phone at the door, and we’re taking longevity home from the clinic. Here are five trends about to be everywhere.

Image credit: Instagram.com/victoriabeckham Future-focussed living Gyms and recovery spaces have usurped wine cellars and home cinemas on home buyers' wish lists for some time, but the next generation of at-home wellness is taking a broader approach. From the building materials used to the energy of a room, we’re increasingly demanding spaces which are good for both our physical health and nervous systems. “Your home is shaping your mindset, confidence, and future—whether you’re aware of it or not,” says interior designer and author James Houston. “Everyone knows how it feels to walk into a space and instantly feel calm or drained; that’s environmental influence.” High end homes are now being designed through a longevity lens, too, with the addition of circadian-friendly lighting, water purification and even acoustically optimised insulation. “Health is the ultimate luxury, so high end buyers want the spaces they spend most of their time to reflect this,” says Siite.com.au buyers agent Georgia van Teil.

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Future-focussed living

Gyms and recovery spaces have usurped wine cellars and home cinemas on home buyers' wish lists for some time, but the next generation of at-home wellness is taking a broader approach. From the building materials used to the energy of a room, we’re increasingly demanding spaces which are good for both our physical health and nervous systems. “Your home is shaping your mindset, confidence, and future—whether you’re aware of it or not,” says interior designer and author James Houston.

“Everyone knows how it feels to walk into a space and instantly feel calm or drained; that’s environmental influence.” High end homes are now being designed through a longevity lens, too, with the addition of circadian-friendly lighting, water purification and even acoustically optimised insulation. “Health is the ultimate luxury, so high end buyers want the spaces they spend most of their time to reflect this,” says Siite.com.au buyers agent Georgia van Teil.

Image credit: Universal Pictures Attention hygiene The digital rebellion has been building as more of us seek connection through analogue activities not captured through a screen. The rise of phone-free events and restaurants and clubs encouraging screen-free socialising is on the rise. Research by Eventbrite found phone-free events grew 567 per cent globally between 2024 and 2025 and continues to rise, with almost half of the 18 to 35 year old respondents surveyed wanting live experiences to feel more real.

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Attention hygiene 

The digital rebellion has been building as more of us seek connection through analogue activities not captured through a screen. The rise of phone-free events and restaurants and clubs encouraging screen-free socialising is on the rise. Research by Eventbrite found phone-free events grew 567 per cent globally between 2024 and 2025 and continues to rise, with almost half of the 18 to 35 year old respondents surveyed wanting live experiences to feel more real.

Image credit: Instagram.com/dualipa Sleep tourism Globally, Australians aren’t doing too badly when it comes to how much sleep we get, according to data from wearable tech brand, Oura. But along with financial and emotional stress, surveys show getting more shut-eye is an area we’d all like to improve, according to Wellness Tourism Institute chair Katherine Droga. “Low-stimulation environments and nature-led accommodation are increasingly being designed around rest and circadian recovery”, she says. The Langham, Hyatt and Marriott are just some of the hotel brands launching dedicated sleep programs for travellers who are increasingly seeking breaks which promote rest. But the trend goes beyond pillow menus and turndown services, says Q Station general manager Arnaud Collet. “It’s about creating an environment where people naturally begin to slow down,” he says, “through low lighting, fresh air, quiet surroundings, nature and experiences that encourage guests to unwind.”

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Sleep tourism

Globally, Australians aren’t doing too badly when it comes to how much sleep we get, according to data from wearable tech brand, Oura. But along with financial and emotional stress, surveys show getting more shut-eye is an area we’d all like to improve, according to Wellness Tourism Institute chair Katherine Droga. 

“Low-stimulation environments and nature-led accommodation are increasingly being designed around rest and circadian recovery”, she says. The Langham, Hyatt and Marriott are just some of the hotel brands launching dedicated sleep programs for travellers who are increasingly seeking breaks which promote rest.

But the trend goes beyond pillow menus and turndown services, says Q Station general manager Arnaud Collet. “It’s about creating an environment where people naturally begin to slow down,” he says, “through low lighting, fresh air, quiet surroundings, nature and experiences that encourage guests to unwind.”

Image credit: BBC Three Colon health (poop-maxxing!) Gut health has dominated the health conversation in the past decade, but interest, it seems, is moving further down the digestive tract. Specifically, to our large intestine and colon, and how efficiently it’s working. Search engine interest around fibre is now eclipsing protein, reflecting a growing interest in gut motility, or in simpler words, how well we poop. And with bowel cancer now the deadliest cancer for Australians aged 25 to 54 according to data from Bowel Cancer Australia, this area of our health is definitely worth understanding better.

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Colon health (poop-maxxing!)

Gut health has dominated the health conversation in the past decade, but interest, it seems, is moving further down the digestive tract. 

Specifically, to our large intestine and colon, and how efficiently it’s working. Search engine interest around fibre is now eclipsing protein, reflecting a growing interest in gut motility, or in simpler words, how well we poop. And with bowel cancer now the deadliest cancer for Australians aged 25 to 54 according to data from Bowel Cancer Australia, this area of our health is definitely worth understanding better.

Image credit: Instagram.com/harrystyles Transseasonal resets Beauty consumers have never been better educated around what’s in our skincare and more interested in optimising our daily health and skincare regimens, but the conversation has moved on from daytime and nighttime rituals to seasonal adaptation. Adjusting our routines as we move from dry, cold winters into warmer, more humid months makes sense, according to Gwen Giorla, director of spa & wellness at Èliva Spa InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach.“As the seasons change, our body changes,” says Giorla. She describes ’transeasonal wellness’ as “a self-care approach adapting to the seasons… which contribute to our overall wellness mind, body, digestion and skin”.

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Transseasonal resets

Beauty consumers have never been better educated around what’s in our skincare and more interested in optimising our daily health and skincare regimens, but the conversation has moved on from daytime and nighttime rituals to seasonal adaptation.

Adjusting our routines as we move from dry, cold winters into warmer, more humid months makes sense, according to Gwen Giorla, director of spa & wellness at Èliva Spa InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach. “As the seasons change, our body changes,” says Giorla. She describes ’transeasonal wellness’ as “a self-care approach adapting to the seasons… which contribute to our overall wellness mind, body, digestion and skin”.