Can Cycling Help You Become a SuperAger?

The term SuperAger refers to an adult 80 or older who exhibits memory and cognitive abilities usually found in people in their 50s and 60s, Marta Garo-Pascual, Ph.D., biomedical scientist at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, tells Bicycling. It’s a purely cognitive descriptor, unrelated to other aspects of physical health. “The reason we especially focus on memory function is because the other end of the spectrum is Alzheimer’s disease, and the cardinal symptom is rapid memory loss,” Amanda Maher, a clinical assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, tells Bicycling. While SuperAgers do share certain characteristics, such as better mobility and agility, better mental health, and fewer health problems related to blood glucose disorder and hypertension, there is no current cause and effect relationship so far that proves any one thing can protect memory as you age. Nevertheless, here, some SuperAgers and experts offer strategies that may help you stay on your bike even in old age. [View in Browser]( [Bicycling]( [SHOP]( [EXCLUSIVE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [Can Cycling Help You Become a SuperAger?]( [Can Cycling Help You Become a SuperAger?]( [Can Cycling Help You Become a SuperAger?]( The term SuperAger refers to an adult 80 or older who exhibits memory and cognitive abilities usually found in people in their 50s and 60s, Marta Garo-Pascual, Ph.D., biomedical scientist at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, tells Bicycling. It’s a purely cognitive descriptor, unrelated to other aspects of physical health. “The reason we especially focus on memory function is because the other end of the spectrum is Alzheimer’s disease, and the cardinal symptom is rapid memory loss,” Amanda Maher, a clinical assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, tells Bicycling. While SuperAgers do share certain characteristics, such as better mobility and agility, better mental health, and fewer health problems related to blood glucose disorder and hypertension, there is no current cause and effect relationship so far that proves any one thing can protect memory as you age. Nevertheless, here, some SuperAgers and experts offer strategies that may help you stay on your bike even in old age. The term SuperAger refers to an adult 80 or older who exhibits memory and cognitive abilities usually found in people in their 50s and 60s, Marta Garo-Pascual, Ph.D., biomedical scientist at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, tells Bicycling. It’s a purely cognitive descriptor, unrelated to other aspects of physical health. “The reason we especially focus on memory function is because the other end of the spectrum is Alzheimer’s disease, and the cardinal symptom is rapid memory loss,” Amanda Maher, a clinical assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, tells Bicycling. While SuperAgers do share certain characteristics, such as better mobility and agility, better mental health, and fewer health problems related to blood glucose disorder and hypertension, there is no current cause and effect relationship so far that proves any one thing can protect memory as you age. Nevertheless, here, some SuperAgers and experts offer strategies that may help you stay on your bike even in old age. 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