The Wellness space has exploded like wildfire. According to the Global Wellness Institute, space is valued at 3.72 trillion and is growing by 10% each year. As we grow busier and more connected, the desire to unplug, recharge and invest in our well-being skyrockets. While wellness used to be confined to the domains of fitness and food, the definition has recently expanded to encapsulate a more holistic vision of well-being. Here are 5 interesting new players in the wellness space. 1. Stretching Labs Dedicated stretch studios are on the rise. As the name suggests, these spaces are designed exclusively to stretch you and work with your body to help repair and restore it. Founders Tim Trost and Saul Janson started the lab after noticing that there was nowhere to get stretched unless you had a personal trainer. 2. Upgraded Vitamins Vitamins, in many ways, are becoming treated like a beauty or candy product. Suddenly they are being treated with thoughtful design, beautiful packaging, and romantic copy. Olly Vitamins have made the category easy to navigate and beautiful to look at, and Ritual, take this one step further. They are not only designing a beautiful product made just for women (clear pill, with gold flecks) they are also making the whole process transparent. Read more at Forbes