Gary Leland's 200 Year Life Project: The Ultimate Longevity Journey

October 20, 2026 Weekly Round Up

This week I took walking backwards up our hill, from tiny steps to the top in five days, and I explained why I ordered tadalafil, the blood-vessel drug in Bryan Johnson's stack, and why I haven't taken it yet.

Gary Leland, over 70 and trying to live to 200

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This week: 1 new Short, 1 blog post and a new poll.

This Week's Poll

Health and Longevity Poll

Have You Ever Tried Walking Backwards for Exercise?

Yes regularly, a few times, not yet, or never? One tap, one vote per person. Results go up next week, and the answers go into my book.

Newest Shorts

Walking Backwards Uphill at 71: My Heart Workout Got Easier in 5 Days

Walking Backwards Uphill at 71: My Heart Workout Got Easier in 5 Days

Part 2 of walking backwards. The first day uphill I took tiny steps and didn't make the top. Five days later I'm doing it at my normal pace, and here's why I quit walking backwards back down.

From the Blog

Why I Ordered Tadalafil at 71

Why I Ordered Tadalafil at 71

Bryan Johnson takes it daily for his blood vessels, not for the reason most men take it. What the research shows, where it falls apart, and the blood pressure baseline I'm building before my first tablet.

From the Interview Vault

Elizabeth Parrish of BioViva on gene therapy

She Says Gene Therapy Made Her 20 Years Younger: Elizabeth Parrish, BioViva

Missed it the first time? Liz Parrish was the first person to take her own company's gene therapy, and she says it made her biologically 20 years younger. Still the most-watched interview on my channel. 35 minutes.

Longevity Tools

Free resources I keep updated, not part of this week's posts.

The 200 Year Life Protocols free PDF

Everything I Do to Reach 200 Is in a Free PDF

You already have it: fifteen pages with every supplement, dose, sleep rule and blood marker I track. Forward this email to someone who should have it too.

My Longevity Toolkit

My Toolkit: Every Product I Buy, and Where

Every supplement with its dose, plus my gear, coffee setup and tests, with where to buy each one.

Voted in this week’s poll? Hit reply and tell me how walking backwards went for you, or what’s stopping you. I read every reply.

Live Long And Prosper

Gary Leland
The 200 Year Life Project
garyleland.com

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