Silvano Zanuso | Exercise and Longevity: Optimizing Health Across the Lifespan | MLS26

*Marginal Gains vs Longevity Pillars* Do we really need to optimise every detail to live longer—or are we overlooking the fundamentals? In this session from *Exercise and Longevity: Optimizing Health Across the Lifespan* at the *Milan Longevity Summit 2026*, *Professor Silvano Zanuso* challenges the growing obsession with marginal gains and asks a more fundamental question: what are the pillars that actually make the greatest difference to long-term health? In an age of wearables, performance metrics, supplements, and increasingly sophisticated longevity interventions, the search for optimisation can sometimes overshadow the basics. Professor Zanuso examines the evidence around physical activity and exercise, highlighting why consistent movement and physical fitness remain among the most powerful tools available for reducing disease risk and maintaining function throughout life. Professor Silvano Zanuso is Director of Medical Strategy and Research at the *Wellness Foundation* and Professor at *Edith Cowan University*. His work focuses on exercise physiology, physical activity, chronic disease prevention, and the role of movement in promoting long-term health and longevity. The Milan Longevity Summit brings together global leaders across science, medicine, policy, business, technology and society to rethink the future of health through a *One Health* perspective—recognising that the wellbeing of people, planet and economies is deeply interconnected. *Learn more about the Milan Longevity Summit:* https://www.milanlongevitysummit.org/it/speakers26/silvano-zanuso #MilanLongevitySummit #Longevity #OneHealth #SilvanoZanuso #Exercise #PhysicalActivity #HealthyAgeing #Wellness #Healthspan #Prevention