SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.,
Nov. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- MINDBODY, the leading technology platform for the wellness
industry, today released the Top 10 list of Healthiest Cities in
America as part of its 2020 MINDBODY Wellness Index. The list was
topped by Miami, FL followed by
Atlanta, GA and San Francisco, CA. The study, which evaluated
the largest cities in the US by population and ranked them from
healthiest to least through a proprietary scoring algorithm,
provides a snapshot of health in America's largest urban
centers.
The MINDBODY Wellness Index is a composite measure of consumer
attitudes and behaviors towards wellness, combined with wellness
business performance metrics, within a specific city. The
algorithm uses a holistic data set to define consumer health, and
includes consumer fitness behaviors, frequency of receiving
wellness services, as well as additional measures like BMI, alcohol
consumption, connection to community, healthy eating, and spiritual
wellness.
Miami achieved high marks in
all the major measures with eighty percent of residents engaged in
exercise at least once a week. Thirty-one percent of consumers in
Miami place a high priority on
receiving self-care and salon and spa services, the largest
percentage among the cities analyzed. It also ranked as the most
rested, with sixty-two percent saying they get at least seven
to eight hours of sleep a night. Miami also ranks as one of the highest in use
of integrative health services such as massage and chiropractic
care. Additionally, sixty-one percent of Miami residents say they feel spiritually
fulfilled.
Miami also has a thriving
business climate for wellness service providers. Miami businesses are very successful in
retaining consumers despite a very competitive market where there
is more than twice the density of wellness businesses than
average. These businesses are also able to achieve relatively
higher revenues and a higher efficiency in providing wellness
services to residents. It appears Miamians have plenty of
wellness options available to them, making it easy to stick to a
holistic wellness routine of their choosing.
"Our research validates that health and wellness is on the rise
in hundreds of communities across the country, and these 10 cities
exemplify that trend," said Rick
Stollmeyer, MINDBODY CEO and co-founder. "We know there is
significant, and growing, consumer appetite for a wide variety of
wellness services, and as the leading technology platform enabling
powerful wellness experiences, we are excited to help fuel the
movement."
Top 10 Healthiest Cities in America as measured by the 2020
MINDBODY Wellness Index
- Miami,
FL
- Atlanta,
GA
- San Francisco,
CA
- Denver,
CO
- Austin,
TX
- Seattle,
WA
- Washington,
DC
- Tampa,
FL
- Minneapolis,
MN
- Raleigh,
NC
*View full report here
Other key insights show San
Francisco as the city with the highest percentage of
residents who visit multiple wellness businesses. Washington, DC is the number one spender in
the beauty and grooming category. In Minneapolis, thirty percent of consumers take
yoga classes at least once a week, which is the second-highest
percentage of yoga enthusiasts per capita within the cities
analyzed. Raleigh is the
high-intensity interval training (HIIT) capital of the US, with
twenty-two percent of residents engaging in HIIT fitness
classes.
In addition to city rankings, the study identified five wellness
trends that will be top-of-mind for consumers heading into the
New Year. The 2020 MINDBODY Wellness Index trends include
experiential wellness, lash services, nap bars/pods, emotional
wellness, and recovery services.
In the coming weeks, MINDBODY will release detailed reports
specific to fitness, beauty and grooming, and spa/med spa - all
derived from the MINDBODY Wellness Index.
About the MINDBODY Wellness Index
The MINDBODY
Wellness Index is a composite measure of consumer attitudes and
behaviors towards wellness, combined with wellness business
performance metrics, within a specific city. The proprietary
statistical scoring algorithm uses a holistic data set to
define consumer health, and includes consumer fitness behaviors,
frequency of receiving wellness services, as well as additional
measures like BMI, alcohol consumption, connection to community,
healthy eating, and spiritual wellness.
About MINDBODY
MINDBODY is the leading technology
platform for the wellness industry. Local entrepreneurs worldwide
use MINDBODY's integrated software and payments platform to run,
market and grow their businesses. Consumers use MINDBODY to more
easily find, engage and transact with wellness businesses in their
local communities. For more information on how MINDBODY is helping
people lead healthier, happier lives by connecting the world to
wellness, visit mindbodyonline.com.
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