It’s official – we’re well into the groove of 2025. Summer is coming to a close, the holiday festivities are over, and routines and rhythms are back on track. So to help you look to the future, Women’s Health spoke with a group of biohackers, psychologists, and beauty and wellness founders on the top wellness trends they’re predicting for the year ahead.
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Setting realistic intentions
Research shows 88% of people who set New Year’s resolutions will fail within the first two weeks. Grim, we know. But WillPowders’ Davinia Taylor suggests the biggest change you can do in 2025 is to make realistic promises to yourself.
“Let’s firstly shift our mindset and begin with a bit of self love and care. Being kind to yourself and allowing yourself to forgive the little slips is so important, if not vital to being able to pick yourself back up when you fall. By embedding a few healthy habits one at a time, you’re more likely to succeed and develop stamina and resilience,” Davinia shares.
She recommends beginning by reframing resolutions as intentions. Resolutions can conjure feelings of good or bad and success or failure, whereas intentions offer us a place of compassion and growth. It’s also important to remember to start small.
“Don’t worry about tackling everything at once: diet, exercise, sleep, gut health, hormones, toxins, brain health, just to name a few. When we feel overwhelmed, we end up paralysed, unable to move forward! It’s okay to think of the big picture, but take things slowly, step-by-step, day-by-day,” she adds.
Cold water therapy
Cold plunges were huge in years past and they’ll continue to be everywhere in 2025. Whether it’s jumping into fresh salty water, taking a cold morning shower or plunging the body into a bucket of ice water, research on cold water therapy has shown it can be beneficial for muscle recovery, pain, migraines and even treat some symptoms of depression.
“When you immerse the body in cold water it stimulates a number of physiological responses. Activating the nervous system, boosting endorphin release, reducing inflammation, and enhancing circulation, not to mention, accelerating muscle recovery, alleviating soreness, and improving mental clarity,” Davinia says.
If you’re new to it all, you don’t have to dive head first (literally). Start by turning your shower temperature down to cold for a few seconds at a time. Gradually increase your tolerance until it becomes second nature to you.
The art of sensehacking
Embracing natural light in the morning or using calming colours like blues in your workspace to reduce stress are both examples of “sensehacking”. Psychologist Dr. Maria-Elena Lukeides suggests this trend will be big in 2025.
“Sensehacking is a trend that sees people deliberately manipulating their sensory environment in an attempt to enhance their personal wellbeing. It involves looking at all five core senses – sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, with the knowledge that these senses directly impact our perception of the world and can be harnessed to improve overall wellbeing,” she explains.
Being more mindful with breathwork
Stressed? Nervous? Anxious? Breathwork is not going anywhere in 2025. These series of breathing exercises you can do to control your breath brings about calmness, clarity and can ease your mental load. We wrote about breathwork last year if you want to take a read.
“If the thought of moving just feels like too much, but you need to shake off the day somehow and find those endorphins from somewhere, I can’t recommend breathwork enough,” Davinia shares.
The return of apple cider vinegar
Remember being encouraged to take a swig of apple cider vinegar first thing in the morning? Well it’s back in 2025 (but we don’t think it ever really went away).
The use of apple cider vinegar is no modern invention. In fact, it dates back to ancient civilizations, but in 2025 it is set to experience a modern resurgence such as supplements and capsules. Thanks to endorsements from celebrities like Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Aniston, Pip Summerville, founder of Tonik, says apple cider vinegar is quickly becoming one of the year’s biggest wellness trends.
“It’s stood the test of time due to many purported benefits like speeding up metabolism and assisting with weight loss,” Pip shares.
Listening to your body and eating to nourish
Another big trend Davinia is seeing in 2025 is understanding and correctly nourishing the body. Instead of simply eating to look a certain way or losing a certain amount of weight, look to fuel your body so you can feel your best.
“Instead of jumping headfirst into a new diet, start paying attention to your body. Our bodies are giving us feedback all the time and once you start to understand how certain foods make you feel, it becomes easier to make different and healthier choices,” she shares.
How to integrate that into your daily life? Journaling. Forget using pages to jot down passing thoughts (although there’s always space for that, too) – instead assess what you’re eating, how it’s making your feel and take a more considered approach to fuel and it’s effects.
Detoxing your face
Mukti, founder of Mukti Organics shares 2025 will emphasise a holistic approach to skincare and honing in on detoxes that are specifically for your face.
“This trend starts with your diet, noting that what you eat reflects on your skin. A great place to start is choosing quality, organic foods that are unprocessed and as close to their natural state as possible, then avoiding packaged foods and staying hydrated by drinking at least 2 litres of water daily,” Mukti shares.
For external detoxification, Mukti highlights the importance of a consistent skincare routine with exfoliating becoming a major focus. This process of removing the dead skin cells and encouraging new growth will leave your complexion fresh and dewy.
The thirst for longevity
Enhancing your biological age using biohacking, high-tech clinics (for the financially mobile), adapting ‘superhuman protocols’ into your routine and undertaking skin cell therapy – among others – is set to be a major wellness trend for the year according to the Euromonitor International’s ‘Top Global Consumer Trends 2025’ report.
What does that mean on a daily, granular level that’s more cost-effective? The uptake for smart devices and trackers and a reviewed interest in supplements (Euromonitor International projects global sales of vitamins and supplements to reach $139.9 billion by the end of 2025, up from $127.2 billion in 2024), both appear to be the front-runners.
Seeing health as a “destination”
And finally, probably the most important wellness trend we’re seeing in 2025 is recognising that good health isn’t a destination, it’s a journey. Cliche, we know but it’s a sentiment that rings true every year. Don’t get discouraged with setbacks as all the little changes and tweaks you make will only lead to a healthier and happier you, year after year.
It’s important to seek help if you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious or noticing any other effects on your own mental health or that of the people around you. You can phone Lifeline to speak to a Crisis Supporter on 13 11 14, text 0477 131 114 for support, or chat to Lifeline online at lifeline.org.au – all services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
