News & Publications

1 February 2023 20 years of Wellness Valley

23 January 2023 Promoting the culture of wellness in Davos

16 December 2022 Prescribing exercise as medicine

Wellness Highlights

New report on childhood obesity in Europe WHO Europe has published a new Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) report, measuring trends in overweight and obesity among 411.000 children aged 6-9 years in 33 countries (out of 45 countries that participated in the fifth round).

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The global cost of physical inactivity The World Health Organization recently published The Global status report on physical activity 2022, measuring the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to increase physical activity across all ages and abilities.

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Books

2014

Born to Move

From the garage of a small house in the Italian countryside to the Wellness Economy. Nerio Alessandri shares his story as a wellness pioneer and his vision for a long-term sustainable development.

2011

Be Wellness

Nerio Alessandri answers to the emerging questions around the Wellness Lifestyle, which is now a necessity.

2007

Wellness. History and Culture of living well

The book traces the history of Wellness through 12 essays written by preeminent Italian academics.

2003

The Arte Gymnastica

A prestigious edition of the “De Arte Gymnastica”, the first publication on sports medicine written in 1569 by Girolamo Mercuriale, an Italian doctor.