Wearable Hormones, Brain Zappers & the End of Workout Monogamy

Hi besties 🤍

Longevity seems to be the hot topic at the moment, but not in the usual "how do we live forever" way. It's more about how our understanding of it is shifting. We covered this a bit last week in our Trend to Watch, and we've noticed it echoed across a lot of conversations - from conferences to festivals to mainstream lexicon this week.

The conversation is finally moving from chasing extra years to actually living well in the ones we have. Less biohacking theatre, more grown up medicine. Fewer hacks, more fundamentals. We love to see it.

But here's the thing you know we're going to bang on about: longevity isn't just about optimised bloodwork and VO₂ max scores. It's also about connection. Community. The kind of nourishing, low key human contact that doesn't come with a performance metric but somehow makes everything else feel more worthwhile. (Which is always what we'll aim to do…bring you the cool biohack-y science, but remind you it ain't nothing without your besties.)

Which brings us to this week….

We have our Wellness Drop Walk happening this Wednesday, February 18th at Feels, Marsa Al Arab. Early morning sun, fresh air, easy pace, good company, and a free iced coffee to finish. No agenda, no intensity, just a gentle reset with your wellness besties. We'd genuinely love to see you there - RSVP HERE so we know to look out for you.

And now, on to this week's edition. We're covering the first continuous hormone tracker for women (finally), migraine tech treating brain health rather than just masking pain, why exercise variety might matter more than finding the "perfect" workout, strength training becoming essential in the GLP-1 era, Apple falling behind in the health tech race, and a very cool longevity supplement stack that just launched locally.

But as you read through, just remember: all of these cool new things launching mean nothing if you're not doing what you can to optimise joy and connection above all else.

With love (and an open invitation to walk it out with us),

📍Soul Mvnt, Dubai Design District

There’s something about d3. Every time we’re there we say the same thing… why don’t we come here more often?

Tucked into Dubai’s fashion district, it makes complete sense that Soul Mvnt feels this elevated. Surrounded by creative studios and style houses, this is a space that understands design as much as it understands movement.

And she is chic.

Think marble and mother of pearl counters, bespoke socks and hair accessories styled like a concept store, soft light pouring across textured walls. It feels more gallery than gym. The kind of place you actually want to linger in before and after class.

But let’s talk about the movement.

Soul Mvnt is home to Lagree Method on those beautifully intimidating Megaformers, alongside Sculpt, Pilates Burn, Yoga, Korean Recovery and Sound Healing. So whether you’re in the mood to shake, strengthen, stretch or completely switch off, there’s a class to meet you where you are.

Breathing sits at the core of everything they do. It guides movement, deepens presence, and connects the body back to the soul. This isn’t frantic reps for the sake of it. It’s intentional. Considered. You feel it in the pace, in the cues, in the energy of the room.

The founders, Sirine Bekdache and Paloma Nassar, have been intentional about the atmosphere as much as the programming. It’s the kind of space that encourages you to slow down and move with focus. Less box-ticking workout, more considered experience.

Gone are the days of bare, fluorescent fitness spaces. If you like your Lagree served with a side of aesthetics and a grounding exhale, this is your place.

Have you tried it yet?

This week’s edit is a mix of movement, meaning and moments that just feel good. Whether you’re dancing by the sea before noon, setting intentions under the new moon, or shaking through Lagree with skyline views - consider this your curated guide to what’s worth showing up for.

🎶 Soul Sessions Wellness Rave
Sunday 15th February, 10:00 AM
Bla Bla Beach Club
A wellness party - but make it sober, sun-soaked and done before noon.
Soul Sessions swaps late nights for high-energy mornings, where movement, music and connection take centre stage. Think conscious dance floor, community vibes and that full-body reset feeling… all by the sea. This isn’t just a beach morning. It’s a social upgrade, a nervous system shake-out and a reminder that joy is part of wellness too.
Book here

🎾 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Sunday February 15th – 28th, 2026
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium
Not strictly wellness… but absolutely part of a life well lived.
Sunshine, world-class tennis and buzzy energy. Go for the sport, stay for the atmosphere, and make a wholesome day of it with friends.
Book here

🌑 New Moon Kundalini Yoga
Tuesday 17th February, 7:00 PM
Samadhi (Beach Location)
The February New Moon on the beach? Yes please.
This special Kundalini Yoga session feels perfectly timed as the energy in the city begins to shift ahead of Ramadan. Expect breathwork, movement and meditation designed to help you reset, reflect and reconnect - all under the night sky.
Book here

🌿 The Wellness Drop Stroll
Wednesday 18th February, 7:00 AM
Feels Café, Marsa Al Arab
We are back! Kick off your Wednesday by meeting at Feels for a complimentary coffee before heading out for a relaxed beach stroll - no pace goals, no pressure, just good conversation and community. It’s free, but RSVP is essential. One lucky stroller will win a Rejuv Red Light Face Wand worth 559 AED - because we love a glow-up moment.
Book here

🔥 Micro Lagree in the Sky
Wednesday 18th February, 8:00 PM or 9:00 PM
Aura Sky Pool
Lagree, but make it skyline views. This 40 minute Micro Lagree session is all about slow, controlled burn and that full-body shake we secretly love. Sculpting, strengthening and slightly humbling - in the chicest setting possible.
Book here

🐎 Cacao Ceremony & Intention with Horses
Thursday 19th February, 7:30 PM
Crystalline Equine
If you’ve been craving something a little deeper, this is your sign. Ceremonial cacao, crystal bowl sound healing and intention-setting - all held in the grounding presence of horses (which honestly just hits different). Expect ritual, reflection and space to reconnect with what’s next.
Book here

💛 Love Your Pelvic Floor – Pelvic Health Workshop
Saturday 21st February, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Womanly, Al Wasl Road
Not the sexiest headline. Possibly the most important. A guided workshop blending mindful movement with ancient wisdom to support pelvic floor health - helping you build deep-core strength, release tension and feel more supported from within. Empowering, educational and genuinely useful.
Book here

 INDUSTRY TRENDS AND NEWS

🏋️ Weight Watchers Bets on Strength as the Future of Weight Care
Weight Watchers is partnering with Pvolve to bring structured strength workouts into its membership platform, integrating resistance training alongside its GLP-1 Success Programme and menopause care. Pvolve (yes that one reportedly loved by Jennifer Aniston) focuses on low impact, functional strength. It streams globally, making guided resistance training accessible at home, with optional equipment to support progressive overload without the classic gym intimidation. The move reflects growing concern around muscle loss linked to weight loss medications and a broader shift in how we define “weight care.” Strength is being reframed as foundational, not optional.
Zooming Out: We are clearly in a “strong over small” era and we are so here for it. Here in the UAE, women-focused strength spaces like Level Up DXB, and FitnGlam are on the rise, creating supportive environments for lifting at every life stage. If muscle is metabolic insurance, this pivot makes sense.
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🔥 Clair Launches First Continuous Hormone Tracker for Women
Clair, a hormone-tracking wearable, brings continuous monitoring of oestrogen and progesterone without finger pricks or blood draws. Finally. The device uses biosensors on your wrist to track hormone patterns passively and in real-time, targeting fertility tracking, hormonal health management (think: explaining why you're absolutely knackered despite your Oura telling you recovery is "excellent"), athletic performance, and perimenopause/menopause support. Using 10 biosensors—skin temperature, resting heart rate, HRV, sleep, breathing rate, and motion—Clair correlates these signals with oestrogen and progesterone fluctuations throughout your cycle. Until now, hormone tracking meant expensive blood draws or annoying manual finger pricks that you'd inevitably forget to do. Clair makes it continuous and passive.
Bottom Line: Hormones affect mood, energy, sleep, and fertility daily, yet tracking them has been inconvenient enough that most women just... don't. For women trying to conceive, managing PCOS, training for performance, or navigating perimenopause, this could genuinely remove the barrier. We're intrigued. Waitlist open at wearclair.com.
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🍎 Apple Scraps AI Health Coach as Competitors Pull Ahead
Apple is reportedly abandoning plans for an AI health coach, per Bloomberg, after concluding the project couldn't keep pace with rivals like Oura, WHOOP, and Ultrahuman. Codenamed "Project Mulberry," the effort aimed to unify Apple Watch and Health app data to deliver personalised guidance spanning preventative insights, food tracking, and doctor-led content. After product delays and a health division shakeup, leadership pulled the plug. Here's the thing: despite declaring health as its legacy, Apple has fallen behind. While it did ship FDA-approved hypertension detection and hearing aid features, progress on glucose tracking has stalled, and the future of Fitness+ remains unclear. Meanwhile, the Personal Health OS is accelerating fast—and Apple is kind of just... watching.
Bottom Line: Health isn't a feature - it's an operating system. And right now, Apple is looking more like another data input than the full-stack OS it could be. With Oura, Ultrahuman, and WHOOP already in the UAE building loyal followings (and genuinely useful ecosystems), the window to lead this space is closing. Apple needs to decide if it's actually in, or if it's content being the pretty wristband we charge every night.
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🏎️ Eight Sleep Partners with Aston Martin F1 to Optimise Driver Recovery
The Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team has entered a new partnership with Eight Sleep, bringing the sleep technology brand into its performance ecosystem ahead of the 2026 season. The collaboration will center on recovery optimisation, with Eight Sleep providing its Pod sleep systems—temperature-regulated beds equipped with biometric tracking and adaptive cooling technology. As the F1 calendar grows more demanding with long-haul travel and rapid time zone shifts, sleep is being treated as a critical performance input. Eight Sleep's tech continuously adjusts bed temperature throughout the night and tracks physiological signals to tailor sleep conditions in real time. The partnership extends to branding too, with Eight Sleep's logo appearing on the car, driver balaclavas, and cooling vests. Beyond F1, Eight Sleep raised $100 million last fall to develop an AI-powered "sleep agent" and pursue FDA approval for future medical applications.
Bottom Line: Sleep tech is officially performance infrastructure, not just a nice-to-have. We have an Eight Sleep and would genuinely be lost without it. If it's good enough for F1 drivers pulling 5Gs in a cockpit, it's definitely good enough for those of us just trying to survive Dubai's summer nights without waking up in a puddle.
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🧪 BioAro Launches AI-Designed Longevity Stack in the UAE
BioAro Inc., a biotechnology company focused on precision health and longevity, has received regulatory approval to launch its BioActive Longevity Stack in the UAE. The stack—comprising Longevity+™, CellOmega+™, and CreaGen™—is designed to support healthspan, cellular health, metabolism, and physical performance through age- and sex-specific formulations. Translation: supplements that adapt to where you are in life, not one-size-fits-all capsules. Unlike traditional single-ingredient supplements, BioAro's approach combines multiple nutrients with complementary mechanisms to optimise how your body actually functions. The interesting bit? BioAro used an AI platform to analyse thousands of peer-reviewed studies, identifying ingredient combinations that work synergistically. All AI findings were then reviewed by actual scientists and clinicians to ensure the formulations are grounded in real science, not just algorithmic hype. The UAE approval follows earlier launches in the US and UK.
Punchline: The longevity supplement space is crowded and noisy, but BioAro's evidence-backed, AI-assisted approach feels like a step beyond the usual "take this and live forever" claims. Now available locally via BioAro and Biongevity's websites, this one's worth watching - especially as the region leans harder into proactive health optimisation. Whether it delivers remains to be seen, but the intent is solid.
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🔮 TREND TO WATCH

🧠 Migraine Tech Is Finally Treating Brain Health, Not Just Pain
Migraines affect over 1 billion people globally, with chronic cases ranked as the second-leading cause of disability. It's a neurological condition that disproportionately affects women - who are three times more likely to suffer than men - while adolescent cases have surged around 25% since 2010. Despite this, migraine care remains fragmented and reactive. Less than half of patients receive a formal diagnosis, while under 20% are prescribed preventative medication. With clinical access lagging, consumers are turning to data-driven tools. Wearables from Oura and Ultrahuman now analyse biometrics to flag early warning signs. Neura Health blends telemedicine, AI tracking, and coaching to prevent attacks. As neuromodulation scales, noninvasive devices are combating migraines too - Nerivio delivers drug-free relief, gammaCore stimulates the vagus nerve, and Cefaly sends electrical impulses through the forehead.
Outtake: Migraine care is shifting from reactive treatment to predictive, personalised intervention. We have the Pulsetto, which features a migraine mode, and genuinely love it. The fact that migraine tech is finally moving beyond "just pop a pill and lie in a dark room" feels long overdue.
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🔬 RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

🏃‍♀️ Exercise Variety Beats Any Single "Best" Workout for Longevity
A Harvard study analysing 30 years of data from over 100,000 Americans found that exercise variety influences life expectancy more than any single modality. Benefits from nearly all activities plateau after five to 10 hours per week. But participants with the broadest mix of activities saw 19% lower all-cause mortality and 13–41% fewer deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and cancer. While nearly every form of exercise - from rucking and strength training to Zone 2 cardio and racket sports - has been crowned the most effective approach at some point, this study makes the case for movement diversity. Everyday movement like walking, gardening, and hobbies can complement structured training too.
Outtake: Staying fit requires repetition. But being well requires flexibility, avoiding single-track lock-ins, and training the body for an unpredictable life ahead. So if you've been stressing about finding the "perfect" workout, this is your permission to mix it up. Pilates on Monday, padel on Thursday, a long walk on Sunday? That's longevity, bestie.
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📤 Send it - to someone navigating hormones, migraines, or just trying to feel human again.