Just last week, Japan declared 114-year-old Shigeko Kagawa — one among the country’s thousands of centenarians — as its oldest living person. While Japan grapples with caring for its ever-growing older population, the rest of the world continues to romanticise — and monetise — its ways of living, in service of longevity (“anti-ageing” having quietly become frowned-upon in the holistic marketer’s dictionary).

With even OTT programming having caught on to our scrolling habits, with shows like Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones playing on my TV at 3 am, I didn’t refuse the opportunity to visit and try Fairmont Spa & Longevity — complete with its special Blu Xone, inspired by the haloed spots of the world.

At Fairmont, you start with a doctor who asks about your health and lifestyle, to decide which of the futuristic machines you’ll meet first. The Blu Xone might be tucked inside a five-star spa, but the longevity treatments are personalised.