My Knees, My Kingdom: A Midlife Memoir in Motion

Is longevity the new Louis Vuitton? From biohacking retreats to wellness check-ins, what's driving the rich and famous to obsess over looking younger and living longer?

- BY SUVIR SARAN

I talk to my knees now. I don't mean metaphorically. I mean actual sentences. "Don't crack today, not in public," I whisper as I bend to tie my shoes. My calves? Moody. Ankles? Disrespectful. Veins that once carried me across continents now sigh like sullen teenagers when asked to climb stairs.

And before you roll your perfectly moisturised millennial eyes—yes, I’m kidding. But am I really? Because beneath the banter is a truth many of us in the so-called prime of life are learning to sit with, stretch through, and supplement: we are not old, but we are not young. And the world has never felt faster, louder, brighter, more fleeting. So what do the “haves” of the world want now? Not just health. Not just beauty. Not just comfort. We want time. More of it. On our terms. In style. With sharp minds, soft hearts, and joints that still bend without filing a grievance.

Longevity is the new luxury, and we're not quiet about it.