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Social circles are key to holistic health, survey finds

From CNA · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A survey of over 10,000 people in 11 Asian markets found that while 82% consider holistic health important, fewer than half rate their physical, mental, or emotional wellness as excellent.
  • The findings highlight a gap between wanting to live well and achieving it, suggesting that social connections and supportive environments are crucial for turning good intentions into lasting habits.
  • Friends and family were identified as the top positive influences on wellness, with home and social circles increasingly impacting habits over the past three years.

While personal discipline plays a role in healthy living, the people around us may be the key to making wellness goals stick. A recent survey reveals a significant gap between the importance people place on holistic health and their actual well-being.

The Herbalife Asia Pacific Wellness Culture Survey 2026, which polled over 10,000 individuals across 11 markets, found that 82% consider holistic health extremely or very important. However, less than half reported excellent physical, mental, or emotional wellness. This disconnect suggests that good intentions often fall short without the right support systems.

Supportive relationships, communities, and environments can transform healthy choices from individual struggles into natural daily routines. The survey indicated that friends and family are the primary positive influences on physical, mental, and emotional wellness. Furthermore, both home and social circles have become more influential on wellness habits in the last three years, with 85% and 80% of respondents, respectively, noting this shift.

These findings highlight that wellness is not always easily achieved in isolation. The people around you play a crucial role in providing the everyday support needed to turn good intentions into lasting habits.

— Thomas Harmsmanaging director, Asia Pacific, Herbalife, commenting on the survey findings.

"These findings highlight that wellness is not always easily achieved in isolation. The people around you play a crucial role in providing the everyday support needed to turn good intentions into lasting habits," said Thomas Harms, managing director, Asia Pacific, Herbalife. "When families, friends and communities make healthier choices together, wellness goals become easier to attain and sustain over time."

Healthy living is increasingly a shared experience. The survey found that 47% of respondents prepared or bought healthier food for someone else in the past year, indicating that wellness is becoming a communal act of care.

When families, friends and communities make healthier choices together, wellness goals become easier to attain and sustain over time.

— Thomas Harmsmanaging director, Asia Pacific, Herbalife, explaining the impact of shared wellness efforts.
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Originally published by CNA in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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