I make sure to run the vast majority of my mileage at paces most runners would consider "Junk Miles," hence the Junk in my name. Also, I've taken over 3 1/2 years building up to my present mileage, never exceeding 10 % more mileage per week, with a "rest" week of lower mileage every six weeks. My body has adapted over this time to the point where a comfortable jog is less strenuous than walking.
How many here would be concerned about walking 300 minutes during the week, with a longer hike on the weekends?
Plus, aerobic exercise has been shown to mimic the effects of CR, without many of the undesirable effects of CR (lack of sex drive).
I have to be honest, though, I'd run even if it were deleterious to my health over the long term because it's such a powerful anti-depressant and anxiolytic. It's ultimately a quality of life choice for me, rather than strictly longevity.
A very good topic for a future thread as I always welcome new opinions, research, debate.
AgeVivo,
I just made a calculated choice, based on the few toxicity studies I've seen, an on the anecdotal reports of early users like Turnbuckle, that trying a small cycle of 1.5-3mg a day presented more potential benefit to the quality of my life in the short term than risk. So far I've been very pleased, though would not go as far as to rule out a placebo effect, and the results I've seen should not be compared to anabolic steroids in method of action or efficacy.
I also thought the Sarah V. Carbon comparison would/will be of interest since they are the only suppliers at the moment. After this comparison I think I'll brew up a batch of my own to compare as well.
Edited by Junk Master, 30 July 2012 - 05:44 PM.