Extending ‘Healthspan’: Our Active and Healthy Years

Brain scientists are now attempting to tap Into the secrets of living well longer

Lifestyle factors, especially diet and exercise, can play a definitive factor in whether you develop demention or how quickly it progresses. Alzheimer’s disease/Shutterstock

Retired state employees Vickey Benford, 63, and Joan Caldwell, 61, are Golden Rollers, a group of the over-50 set that gets out on assorted bikes—including tricycles for adults they call “three wheels of awesome”—for an hour of trail riding and camaraderie.

“I love to exercise, and I like to stay fit,” said Caldwell. “It keeps me young.”