Global Wellness Day 2020 to be celebrated through 24-hour live stream

June 1, 2020

Events / Fitness / Wellness /

With the Coronavirus pandemic forcing a rethinking of global events, the ninth annual Global Wellness Day will be hosted using a 24-hour live stream to highlight the importance of wellness.

To be held on 13th June, at a time of renewed interest in health and wellness, the event will focus on mental health, stress, immunity, nutrition, indoor exercise, love and compassion, with the motto ‘One day can change your whole life’.

With participation from more than 150 nations across the world’s six continents, Global Wellness Day will feature a range of educational and complimentary presentations, ranging from wingsuit base jumping, dancing and astrology to nutrition, Muay Thai exercises and plant-based cooking classes.

Content will be streamed through the event’s YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Belgin Aksoy founded Global Wellness Day in 2012 and it has since been celebrated annually on the second Saturday of June with free wellness activities across the globe.

In 2019, the event reached more than 7,000 locations with millions of people involved, including high-profile celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey.

Advising that the 2020 event will be educational, non-commercial and complementary since her motivating belief is that wellness is not a luxury but the inherent right of every individual, Aksoy explains “the inception of Global Wellness Day was planted into my heart while I underwent radio-iodine therapy in isolation in a hospital during 2004.

“I realised what really mattered in life, and understood that life is all about love and compassion and that ultimately our health is the most precious gift we have.

“I had to share this realisation with the world, and together with the Global Wellness Day family we’ve touched millions of hearts around the world. If Global Wellness Day was born in my nine days of isolation at the hospital, then imagine the range of positive ideas that’ll come from all the closed doors during quarantine across the globe.”

With Hong Kong, New Zealand, Zambia, Taiwan, Ukraine and Nigeria new to the roster of nations the Day, Aksoy added “although Global Wellness Day lasts for 24 hours, our message is intended to last a lifetime.”

For more information go to www.globalwellnessday.org/

Images: Global Wellness Day 2019 was celebrated in over 7000 locations around the world (top) and Belgin Aksoy with Oprah Winfrey (below). Images courtesy of Global Wellness Day.

28th May 2020 - FIBO announces revised dates for trade-only fitness and wellness show

26th May 2020 - Call for fitness industry stakeholders around the world to unite on 1st June

25th May 2020 - Technogym offers new digital features to assist fitness clubs’ re-opening plans

13th May 2020 - Life Fitness helps guide safe reopenings of fitness and wellness centres

27th March 2020 - Global Wellness Institute launches new campaign and collaborations

13th November 2019 - Geothermal wellness experience opened at Warrnambool’s Deep Blue Hotel and Hot Springs

15th October 2019 - International physical activity market to be worth more than US$1.1 trillion by 2023

7th September 2019 - Global Wellness Institute announces new initiative to define yoga therapy

16th August 2019 - IHRSA announces collaboration with World Wellness Weekend third edition

16th August 2019 - Global Wellness Institute launches ‘Understanding Wellness’ white paper series

21st June 2019 - Global Wellness Institute names top five international hot springs trends

10th June 2016 - Fitness industry says ‘yes’ to Global Wellness Day

11th April 2016 - Wellness tourism on the rise

4th February 2015 - Fitness and wellness holidays a growing trend

9th September 2015 - Celebrating National Health and Physical Education Day

Support our industry news service
We hope that you value the news that we publish so while you're here can we ask for your support?

As an independent publisher, we need reader support for our industry news gathering so ask that - if you don't already do so - you back us by subscribing to the printed Australasian Leisure Management magazine and/or our online news.