Longevity events in Zurich

Nothing on the calendar in Zurich right now. New dates land here first.

Longevity Zurich runs as a free, evidence-first community for anyone here who wants more good years, and it forms the Zurich chapter of Longevity Switzerland. Raw material is abundant. ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich publish ageing research a tram ride from Bellevue, while the private prevention market around Enge and Seefeld sells check-ups at prices that make most people pause. We stand outside that market and nobody is selling you a package here. Meeting is the whole activity. Free meetups where the room carries the evening, talks given by researchers and clinicians, workshops you take part in with your hands, and challenges the group keeps up for a few weeks. Certain topics return again and again: biological age, sleep, nutrition, strength work, Zone 2 cardio, VO2max (a measure of the oxygen you can process at full effort) and what a blood panel does and does not reveal. Biohacking is a permanent fixture, generally followed within a minute by someone asking for the study. Some obvious boundaries. Longevity Zurich runs no centre, no clinic, no paid health club and no coaching business. Belonging is free and there is nothing on sale. A dense commercial scene does exist in the city, from preventive medicine centres in Kreis 2 to personal trainers advertising longevity training and labs running DEXA scans and VO2max tests. Members trade honest verdicts on what repaid the money. Spots, the community map, gathers what is nearby: laboratories, gyms, studios and practices that describe themselves as longevity friendly. It is a place to begin, since we check nobody medically. Doctors, ETH researchers, founders, finance people and beginners who read one book all show up. Talks happen in German or in English depending who is speaking, with a good deal of Swiss German once the formal part ends, so either language gets you through the evening. Starting takes a minute: register free on this site, ask into the Zurich WhatsApp group, or simply arrive at the next event. Nothing has to be applied for and nobody approves you.