2021 TRENDS

• Gas stations, convenience stores, and laundromats are getting DIY dog washes and vending machines that offer pet treats.

• Pet "hotels" offer special diets, swimming pools, workout classes, play time, and video links for owners who wish to check on pets.
• Veterinary services are being offered in retail stores.
• Dogs and their owners are attending fitness classes together.

BUZZWORD Fur-ternity leave: time off for workers to care for new pets

HEALTH CHECK

"More people will forgo indoor gyms for outdoor workouts and organized fitness classes in parks." –Florence Williams, author, The Nature Fix (W. W. Norton & Co., 2017)

NATURE NURTURES

• City dwellers with trees within walking distance of home are healthier than those without or with only green space.

COMING SOON . . .

• toilets that monitor blood pressure
• devices that get moisture from air and turn it into drinkable water
• floors that detect a person's fall, then call for help

DUTIFUL DOCTORS . . .

• write prescriptions for patients to be outdoors, with times and locations specified
• prescribe placebos for patients who take them knowingly

HEALTHY HABITS

• scheduling doctor house calls digitally joining workout classes in progress, viewed on home screens

BY THE NUMBERS

120 minutes per week: minimum time people need to spend outdoors in order to feel healthier

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