The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
However, if there's a mouse in the cage right next to it that's trapped in the running wheel and it has to run every time the other mouse runs 'cause the wheels are linked, well, then the second mouse that's forced to do the exact same running experiences negative shifts in their overall health metrics. Blood pressure goes up, stress hormones go up, et cetera, because it's not actually making the choice.
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In other words, the rat that was choosing to run, got healthier and the rat that was forced to run became unhealthy, blood pressure went up in a direction that wasn't effective and useful. Blood lipids got worse. Stress hormones went up, et cetera, et cetera. And you see the same thing in humans.