Dr. Eric Verdin, chief executive of the Bay Area’s Buck Institute Research on Aging, is an expert in longevity who this weekend is putting his own knowledge and fitness on the topic to a first-of-its kind test: the Super Age Games.
The games were developed by Super Age, a media company focused on the longevity movement, which involves pushing the limits of the human body to see how long it can remain healthy and strong. Super Age is based in Manhattan and worked with the Buck Institute to develop the games, which are being held in New York City.
The daylong event takes place Saturday with nearly 1,000 competitors, most of them in their 50s and up but many in their 30s and 40s, event organizers said. The games are competitive, but that’s not necessarily the point — they’re meant to challenge participants in areas of physical and mental health that are known to be critical for healthy aging…