The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
So if you look at all the predictors of all cause mortality, which remember that's the holy grail metric of longevity, cardiorespiratory fitness outperforms every other variable we can measure. This includes blood pressure. This includes cholesterol. This includes BMI, smoking.
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Those with cardiorespiratory fitness levels in the lowest 25% face mortality rates as high—or higher—than smokers, individuals with hypertension, or those with diabetes.