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L<\/span>ajuana Weathers is determined to\u00a0be the healthiest version of herself. She starts each day with a celery juice, is always trying to increase her step count, and meditates daily. Weathers is also 89\u00a0years old. And she has no plans to slow down. \u201cI\u00a0wake up in the morning and feel blessed that I have another chance at a day of life,\u201d says the grandmother of six, and great\u2011grandmother of six more, who lives in Illinois in an independent living facility for seniors. \u201cI look at my life as a holistic entity, and in that life is my physical, social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. I have to take care of all of those. That\u2019s what I like about the ageing process. All the clutter of raising children is out and I\u00a0can concentrate on the wellness of me.\u201d<\/p>\n Weathers is a superager. This isn\u2019t a self-proclaimed label, but one backed up by science \u2013 she is part of the SuperAging Research Initiative at the University of Chicago. To qualify for the study, you have to be over 80 years old and have memory performance that\u2019s at least as good as the average 50- to 60-year-old. There are about 400 superagers enrolled across North America.<\/p>\n As life expectancy increases, many of us are keen to know how to stay healthy in our older years. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the average life expectancy in the UK is 79.1 years for men and 83 for women. The latest ONS projections show that those born recently will live even longer \u2013 boys born in the UK in 2023 can expect to live, on average, to 86.7 years and girls to 90 years, while 11.5% of boys and 17.9% of girls born in 2023 are expected to live to at least 100. In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in longevity and healthspan \u2013 the period of life spent in good health \u2013 rather than lifespan, which is the total number of years lived. So what can this growing area of research tell us about why some age better than others? What can we learn from the superagers?<\/p>\n Enrolment in the SuperAging Research Initiative takes three to four days. It includes a paper\u2011and-pencil test that assesses memory, attention, language and different aspects of cognition, as well as sharing a detailed family history. An MRI brain scan and a blood test provide data on genetic factors, blood\u2011based biomarkers such as risk level for Alzheimer\u2019s, and the immune system. \u201cWe integrate data across brain structure and function, molecular and genetic measures, lifestyle, medical history, psychosocial factors, family history and other factors to understand how these elements interact to support exceptional cognitive ageing,\u201d explains Dr Emily Rogalski, director of the initiative.<\/p>\n We set the bar high. We\u2019re looking for people who are truly unique<\/p>\n The goal isn\u2019t to study these people for the sake of it, but to use the findings to benefit everyone. \u201cIf this rare population has something in common, it could be translated to be beneficial to the general population,\u201d says Rogalski. \u201cIf you find a protective factor, then you say, \u2018How do we turn this protective factor on in the mainstream population to boost chances of living long and living well?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n There isn\u2019t yet the data to say what percentage of the population are superagers. \u201cWhat we can say is that of the people who think that they are superagers, less than 10% end up meeting the criteria. We set the bar high. We\u2019re looking for people who are truly unique.\u201d<\/p>\n Weathers doesn\u2019t seem like your average 89-year-old. With a short crop of white hair, red lipstick and a beaming smile, she is full of energy and positivity, and seems younger than her years. \u201cI concentrate on how good it is to be alive,\u201d she says. \u201cI have a \u2018count my blessings\u2019 attitude. I intend to be happy and I have the power to orchestrate that.\u201d She loves clothes and has no interest in what society says she \u201cshould\u201d wear at her age. \u201cI dress in what satisfies me,\u201d she says. To boost her mood, she plays choral music in her apartment and sings along. The eldest of three sisters, she is often mistaken for the youngest (who is 85; the middle sister is 87). She proudly tells me that she takes only one pill \u2013 at her doctor\u2019s insistence \u2013 for blood pressure and feels so well that she has plans to negotiate with her doctor about phasing that out. She talks passionately about enjoying this \u201cseason\u201d of her life and constantly trying to better herself.<\/p>\n After the researchers mentioned that colouring\u00a0and word searches would be beneficial for her cognitive function, Weathers started doing both every day. \u201cI\u2019m\u00a0trying to do anything I can do to enhance my cognitive ability \u2013 well, all abilities,\u201d she says. She has been in the study for two years, after hearing about it at an event and reaching out to see if she would qualify. \u201cI felt that they were in a good place to research what\u2019s happening with the older generation so that they can help the younger generations and slow down\u00a0debilitating diseases. My mother died at 33, my brothers died at 19 and 61, and my father at 62, so I wanted the opportunity to share what\u2019s happening with me,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Colouring is one of the many activities in Weathers\u2019 packed schedule. She walks outside if the weather is nice \u2013 if not, she gets her steps in around the corridors of her building, starting with a 40-minute walk each morning and another walk after dinner. She does about 6,000 or 7,000 steps a day, but her goal is to get to 10,000. She does occupational therapy twice a week to work on her physical health, and goes to a weekly wellness class where she has learned about nutrition, preparing food and how to \u201cstack\u201d her foods. \u201cThe body uses fibre first, then protein, starches and sugar. I stack my food in that order, so my body can process it better,\u201d she says. She doesn\u2019t eat refined sugar or gluten, and follows a largely plant-based diet, with some fish and chicken. She is involved in her local church and, as a vocal technician, she loves music and still works with choirs in her area. \u201cIf they call me, I\u2019m there. For my 90th, I\u2019m going to conduct the choir at church,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n <\/span>\u2018I never thought of myself as anything special\u2019: Ralph Rehbock at his home in Northbrook, Illinois.<\/span> Photograph: Lucy Hewett\/The Guardian<\/p>\n Like Weathers, Ralph Rehbock is a\u00a0superager\u00a0with a busy schedule. He keeps track of it on a paper calendar, where he writes down appointments, singing rehearsals and social visits. Aged 91, Rehbock lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife. Born in Gotha, Germany, he fled the Nazis in 1938 when he was four \u2013 his parents found a sponsor so that they could move to the US. Today, Rehbock shares the story of his escape with others. He\u2019s the first vice\u2011president at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, for which he does talks, in person and on Zoom.<\/p>\n As well as his work with the museum, Rehbock is part of Men Enjoying Leisure (MEL), a social group for male retirees, which was set up 25 years ago by four men who met on a computer course. They gather on the first Friday morning of each month in the basement of a local synagogue. Rehbock also manages MEL\u2019s singing group, the Meltones, which rehearses on Friday afternoons. \u201cWe sing songs from the 30s and 40s. We\u00a0sing at senior residences, and hope that they will sing along, and they do,\u201d he says. It was through MEL that Rehbock heard about the Northwestern University SuperAging Program. He has been part of the study for the last 11 years.<\/p>\n <\/span>Rehbock with the family tree he started at the age of 15.<\/span> Photograph: Lucy Hewett\/The Guardian<\/p>\n When he\u2019s at home, Rehbock rarely sits still. \u201cI\u2019m\u00a0always needing things. My wife says, \u2018You\u2019ve been sitting for only one minute\u2019 and I jump up to do something, sit back down again, and then I think of something and jump up again.\u201d One of his big projects in recent years has been working on his family tree. It\u00a0started with a school project he made aged 15. He still has the original and gets up to find it and show it to me. He has digitised it and added the new generations of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; the family tree now includes 600 members of his extended family and 400 members of his wife\u2019s. It\u2019s on the wall in his basement, where he continues to add details. \u201cThat took a lot of time. Some people might call it busywork, but it\u2019s my kind of busywork,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n He drives himself and his wife to appointments, does Wordle every day, and always has a 1,000-piece jigsaw on the go. \u201cI might do an hour a day, and it might take several weeks to complete,\u201d he says. When he finishes a puzzle, he adds it to the ever-growing pile in his garage of ones he\u2019s completed. When I ask him about his superager status, he\u2019s modest. \u201cI was booksmart in the sense of my grades, but I never thought of myself as anything special,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Having discovered that the memory performance of superagers such as Rehbock and Weathers is as good as 50- to 60-year-olds, researchers wanted to look at the structure and functionality of their brains \u2013 known as brain integrity \u2013 to understand why. \u201cWhat does their brain integrity look like? Does it look like a 50-year-old\u2019s, with whom they share memory performance? Does it look like an 80-plus-year-old\u2019s, with whom they share chronologic age?\u201d says Rogalski. Her team looked at this on MRI scans, which allowed them to measure the thickness of the cortex, the outer layer of the brain. As\u00a0we\u00a0age, the cortex usually shrinks, which has a\u00a0negative effect on cognition. Rogalski\u2019s research found that in \u201caverage agers\u201d, the outer layer of their brains had thinned, but in superagers there was no thinning. The superagers\u2019 brains looked \u201cindistinguishable\u201d from 50- to 60-year-olds\u2019, except in the anterior cingulate region, which is important for attention and memory. This part of the brain was thicker in superagers than in 50- to 60-year-olds.<\/p>\n The research focuses on memory and cognitive function, but is looking at a broader picture by gathering data on physical activity, motor function, sleep and social engagement through wearable sensors. The aim\u00a0is\u00a0to understand \u201chow physical, social and biological factors interact to support cognitive resilience\u201d. They\u00a0are still processing the data, but anecdotally. Rogalski says most superagers are active in some way. \u201cWe have some people who are doing high\u2011intensity water aerobics, yoga and hiking in mountains. Other people are skiing or cycling, and then we have people who may need a wheelchair or a\u00a0walker, who might be\u00a0doing chair stretching. But there is a consistent report of activity,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n <\/span>\u2018I had no idea that my strength was exceptional\u2019: Ina Koolhaas Revers, 78, at the gym in Amsterdam (above and below). Photographs: Jussi Puikkonen\/The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n Being active as you age is important, but some of the superagers push this to extremes, performing at a level you\u2019d expect to see in much younger people. This is the case for Ina Koolhaas Revers, a 78-year-old powerlifting champion who lives in Amsterdam. At 64, Koolhaas Revers started doing CrossFit \u2013 a type of high-intensity training that combines weightlifting, gymnastic and cardio exercises. \u201cBefore that, I went to a regular gym, but I didn\u2019t really know what I was doing. I had always been physically active, but never in an intense or competitive way,\u201d she says. Her coach noticed that she was \u201cunusually strong\u201d and suggested she try powerlifting, a form of competitive weightlifting focused on three lifts with a barbell \u2013 a\u00a0squat, bench press and deadlift. In 2018, she qualified for the Powerlifting World Championship in Canada and won gold in her age group.<\/p>\n After that, experts from Maastricht University in the Netherlands studied her as an older athlete. The\u00a0results\u00a0were impressive \u2013 compared with the average for healthy women in her age group, Koolhaas Revers\u2019s quadriceps muscles were 37% bigger, while\u00a0her\u00a0muscle\u00a0cells were 46% bigger, and comparable\u00a0to women in their 20s. She was also able to bench press 57.5kg, squat\u00a090kg and deadlift 133.5kg, which is better than the average woman aged 25, where the maximum\u00a0results are 49kg, 76kg and 89kg respectively. \u201cI turned out to be extremely strong \u2013 much stronger than many young women aged 18 to 35 who went to the\u00a0gym several times a week. I had no idea\u00a0that the weights I lifted were considered so heavy or that my strength was exceptional,\u201d she says. \u201cTo\u00a0me,\u00a0it\u00a0was evidence that seniors can achieve far more than they imagine.\u201d<\/p>\n Koolhaas Revers continues to compete in powerlifting events. \u201cI train four times a week for two hours per session, I follow a high-level athlete\u2019s diet and I prioritise rest and sleep. I\u2019m not experiencing any significant decline. I still deadlift 131 kilos.\u201d She attributes some of her ability to genetics \u2013 her father was in the military and very fit, and both parents \u201cremained relatively healthy for a long time\u201d. Koolhaas Revers says exercising is good for her brain, too. \u201cI strongly believe that being physically active helps keep the brain\u00a0healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/span>\u2018I rarely eat meat and I never eat processed food\u2019: Hans Smeets, 78, running near Gulpen in the Netherlands.<\/span> Photograph: Jussi Puikkonen\/The Guardian<\/p>\n Hans Smeets is another septuagenarian who has amazed researchers with his physical capabilities. A 78-year-old who lives in the Netherlands, Smeets ran as a teenager, but didn\u2019t take it up again until he was 50, when he decided to run a\u00a0marathon and achieved a time of two hours 50\u00a0minutes, placing 10th overall and first in his age group.<\/p>\n Since then, he has won gold in his age category in 22\u00a0European championships and 25 world championships. When he was 75, Smeets was approached by sports scientist Bas van Hooren from Maastricht University about studying him in the laboratory. They discovered that he had a VO2 max of 50.5, which Van Hooren describes as \u201cremarkably high\u201d.\u00a0VO2 max is the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during intense exercise. It\u2019s a \u201ccentral indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness and endurance potential\u201d, says Van Hooren. Smeets\u2019s VO2 max of 50.5 at 75 years old would \u201cplace him roughly in the 75th percentile of 20\u2011\u00a0to 29-year-old men\u201d, he says. \u201cTo\u00a0our knowledge, this is the highest value reported for someone at 75\u00a0years\u00a0old.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Van Hooren, the results \u201creinforced the concept that ageing does not impose an absolute ceiling\u201d when it comes to fitness. Through his research he wants to understand \u201cwhat it takes to remain healthy and fit in old age\u201d and how to \u201cextend your healthspan as much as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n In his training, Smeets focuses on endurance, rather than high intensity. \u201cThe study confirmed that my training method of mostly slow endurance runs has a positive effect on the wear and tear process. I have remained virtually injury-free as a result,\u201d he says. \u201cTo\u00a0stay fit at my age, it\u2019s crucial to train consistently, avoid overestimating yourself and build up stamina. This reduces the risk of injury.\u201d<\/p>\n Currently, Smeets runs four or five times every week. He runs in the picturesque \u2013 and unusually hilly for the Netherlands \u2013 region of Heuvelland in South Limburg where he lives. He used to work at a rehabilitation centre for disabled children. Since retiring, he goes for a walk every Monday with his 84-year-old brother, and spends lots of time gardening. His parents weren\u2019t endurance runners like he is, but they enjoyed cycling and walking.<\/p>\n <\/span>\u2018There\u2019s nothing better than being able to whip the backside of a young whippersnapper\u2019: Neil Hunter, 65, in Lancashire.<\/span> Photograph: Jack Roe\/The Guardian<\/p>\n Consistency and a focus on endurance is\u00a0Neil Hunter\u2019s approach, too. He was 57 when he did his first triathlon. Now 65, he estimates that he has participated in between 100 and 150 events. \u201cI have four racks for medals in my garage,\u201d says Hunter, who lives in Lancashire. Most recently, he became an Ironman Age-Group world champion, after coming first in the men\u2019s over-65s category at the 2025 event in Nice.<\/p>\n Hunter ran marathons in his 30s and 40s, but after his first triathlon, he was hooked. Since 2019, he has been working with a coach, who sets him a monthly training plan. Every three months, they test his fitness on a stationary bike while he wears an oxygen mask. \u201cEvery 30\u00a0seconds, the resistance increases on the bike. You pedal to destruction,\u201d he explains. His most recent test shows that he has a VO2 max of 59.6, which is well above the 90th centile for his age group and more in line with the 90th centile of 20- to 29-year-olds, which is 62.2.<\/p>\n <\/span>Hunter: \u2018My mantra is: get fit, stay healthy, be happy.\u2019<\/span> Photograph: Jack Roe\/The Guardian<\/p>\n Hunter trains for 15 to 20 hours every week, which includes running, cycling and swimming. He also walks his dog every day, and does stretching, yoga and pilates. He particularly enjoys overtaking younger people during triathlons. \u201cBeing a mature athlete, there\u2019s nothing better than being able to whip the backside of a young whippersnapper.\u201d<\/p>\n While not everyone can compete in triathlons, Hunter sees exercise, in any form, as a crucial part of healthy ageing. \u201cMy mantra is: get fit, stay healthy, be happy. I\u2019m convinced that there\u2019s no prescription medicine that could provide the same wellbeing results, either physically or psychologically, as daily exercise,\u201d he says. The importance of exercise is backed up by Van Hooren, who suggests doing strength and cardio training. \u201cAgeing affects not only the heart and lungs, but also muscles, balance, coordination and joint integrity. A mix helps preserve functional capacity,\u201d he says. Interestingly, many of the older people they have studied at Maastricht University didn\u2019t exercise until later in life. \u201cIt\u2019s never too late to start,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n The idea of what makes a superager is something that Eric Topol, professor and cardiologist, explores in his book Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity. He spent seven years researching a group of 1,400 people whom he calls the \u201cwellderly\u201d. \u201cMost of the people were in their 90s, all the way up to 102. They took good care of themselves. There was a 99-year-old man who still smoked two packs a day, but that was the rare exception,\u201d explains Topol. His findings showed that \u201clifestyle is fundamental\u201d and that genetics played less of a role than they anticipated. \u201cIn their genome sequence, we found very little to account for their healthy ageing. A lot of it is related to non-genetic issues, especially the immune system. Lifestyle has a\u00a0big influence on our immune system,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t let me sit on a\u00a0pedestal and think I\u2019m\u00a0holier than thou. Do we have a takeaway on a Saturday night? Of course we do<\/p>\n When thinking about healthy ageing, Topol says that preventing the major age-related diseases \u2013 cardiovascular, cancer and neurodegenerative \u2013 is\u00a0crucial. There are new technological developments in this area, such as organ clocks, which assess individuals and predict which diseases they are likely to develop. \u201cThese organ clocks give us a pace of ageing of every organ. People generally don\u2019t develop age-related diseases before 50. So at 50 people will get an organ clock assessment of their arteries, brain, heart and immune system. That way we\u2019ll know if there\u2019s something that warrants more attention. It\u2019s exciting. The organ clocks will be out this year.\u201d<\/p>\n While he has advice for people \u2013 eat an anti\u2011inflammatory diet, avoid ultra-processed foods, do aerobic exercise and resistance training, work on your balance and prioritise quality sleep \u2013 he says many people don\u2019t do these things. \u201cWhen we are able to predict which of the three diseases you\u2019re likely to get, the chances of you doing something are greatly improved,\u201d says Topol.<\/p>\n When it comes to what superagers eat, there\u2019s no one\u2011size-fits-all approach. \u201cWe see a wide range of diets,\u201d says Rogalski. \u201cDiet is important for health, so I\u2019m not endorsing having fish and chips every night, but some individuals may be able to tolerate it more, and that might be, in part, an interaction with their genes.\u201d That said, the people I speak to are all relatively healthy. \u201cI\u2019ve eaten healthy my whole life,\u201d says Smeets. \u201cI rarely eat meat, I never eat processed food. I\u2019ve\u00a0been baking my own organic sourdough bread for 40 years and I drink buttermilk every day.\u201d For lunch, he eats fruit from his garden with organic yoghurt and organic grains. Koolhaas Revers eats salads, greens, fish, nuts, chicken and legumes. Hunter has porridge with blueberries and honey for breakfast, and follows a reasonably healthy diet. \u201cBut don\u2019t let me sit on a\u00a0pedestal and think I\u2019m\u00a0holier than thou. Do we have a takeaway on a Saturday night? Of course we do,\u201d he says. Hunter isn\u2019t teetotal but mostly stopped drinking in 2019 when he started training more seriously.<\/p>\n Evidence increasingly suggests that lifestyle factors and, critically, their timing matter for brain health<\/p>\n Interestingly, Rogalski says that the superagers in their study are \u201cnot uniformly \u2018perfect\u2019 in their lifestyle histories\u201d and that approximately 40% report a history of smoking. \u201cThis variability is valuable \u2013 it allows us to ask why some individuals maintain exceptional cognitive health despite known risks.\u201d But is it possible to reverse years of unhealthy habits? The superagers could be key to finding out. \u201cEvidence increasingly suggests that lifestyle factors and, critically, their timing matter for brain health,\u201d says Rogalski. One of the goals of her research is to understand if there are windows of opportunity for reducing cognitive decline.<\/p>\n There is one thing that unites most superagers \u2013 social connection. Researchers at Northwestern University found that superagers in their study tend to be highly social and have strong interpersonal relationships. They also discovered that superagers have more \u201cvon\u00a0economo neurons\u201d in their brains, which are thought to be linked to social behaviour.<\/p>\n Rogalski is in the process of analysing more data on social activity but says that \u201cstrong social engagement does appear to be a common feature among many superagers\u201d and that learning new things and social interactions are great for keeping your brain active. Even having conversations with friends is \u201cgood exercise for your brain\u201d, she says. She also points to a study in which they took two groups of people and taught one of them knitting and the other photography, and found that both had the same brain benefits because they were learning new skills. \u201cIf you\u2019re in a routine and doing something you know how to do, that\u2019s fine for enjoyment but you\u2019re probably getting less brain benefit, as opposed to doing something challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n I live in a building of 200 units. I don\u2019t see anybody as active as I am or as positive as I am<\/span>Weathers at her home in Illinois.<\/span> Photograph: Lucy Hewett\/The Guardian<\/p>\n These are things Koolhaas Revers prioritises. \u201cIn\u00a0the gym, I socialise with all generations. Don\u2019t limit yourself to the company of older adults. A whole new world has opened up to me through young people,\u201d she says. \u201cStay curious. Read the newspapers, try new foods, go to the theatre or museums. Live fully and try to remain optimistic, even when you lose people around you. Challenge yourself with new hobbies and interests. Don\u2019t think, \u2018I\u2019m too old.\u2019\u201d For Weathers, social interactions are \u201cessential\u201d. She offers to drive people in her building to the shops if they need something, and leaves notes on people\u2019s apartment doors to lift them up. \u201cThey say things like \u2018Be encouraged today\u2019 and \u2018If\u00a0you need anything, I\u2019m here\u2019,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n From speaking to superagers and experts, it seems there is always something you can do to keep your mind and body active. \u201cMy motto is: if all you can move is your little finger, then move it,\u201d says Koolhaas Revers. This is true even if you have mobility or health issues. \u201cHealthy ageing does not require perfection or the absence of illness. For individuals with health or mobility challenges, the focus should be on staying physically active within their abilities, remaining cognitively engaged and maintaining social connections. Even modest, consistent engagement \u2013 physical, cognitive or social \u2013 can be meaningful,\u201d says Rogalski. This could be anything from phone calls with friends and family to doing gentle stretching in a chair.<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to know what exactly makes a superager \u2013 genetics, lifestyle or a bit of both? Rogalski says they don\u2019t have the full picture, but they are hoping to build it up through more research. On the physical side of things, Van Hooren says \u201cit will always be a mix\u201d but that you can \u201cget far by adopting a healthy lifestyle even when genetics aren\u2019t optimal\u201d. The superagers I\u00a0speak to generally think it\u2019s a combination of genetics and lifestyle. \u201cI live in a building of 200 units. I don\u2019t see anybody as active as I am or as positive as I am,\u201d says Weathers. \u201cIt must be something genetic, along with the influences of my environment, that got me to this place. My tip is to be grateful for what you have and use it for a purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lajuana Weathers is determined to\u00a0be the healthiest version of herself. She starts each day with a celery juice, is always trying to increase her step count, and meditates daily. Weathers is also 89\u00a0years old. 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