[GatorD42]

Pointing out people in blue zones are consistently active even if they don't run marathons or go to the gym is a very weak argument against marathons and exercise. Instead of the tortured analogy the author could have tried looking at data directly related to the topic:

https://www.outsideonline.com/2358586/dont-worry-about-exerc...

[notacoward]

Was it meant to be an argument against marathons and other deliberate and/or high intensity exercise? Saying that X achieves a particular goal better than Y doesn't mean that Y is bad.