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And the good news is that it's never too late to start 

“If we take small steps today, we may have a healthier tomorrow.”

"Changing things up and having some variation helps to keep us on our toes," neuroscientist and SuperAgers researcher Emily Rogalski told Insider.

In general we see the super agers tend to be more youthful. they look younger. their brains look a little more like 50 to 60-year-olds than they do like their 80-plus-year-old peers. >> one of the other traits i saw here that was interesting to me. they tend to be positive, right? so optimists, and social butterfly, not homebodies. true? >> the super agers in general tend to be very busy. some of them are still working. others have picked up a second career later in life and others are volunteering. so they're busy folks, and we're really appreciative they take time out of their day to come an...

10% of people who think they have outstanding memory performance end up meeting criteria. we really think this is a realive li rare group, but that's important because it can teach us about specialized factors and features that might be helpful for avoiding disease and disability and extending health span. so we want to live long and well. >> can you make yourself one of these people? these people are naturally that way. can you say i'm going to do all of these things and all of a sudden turn into a super ager? >> the goal is we're starting to think about risk factors for super agers instead o...