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There are a lot of caveats with these studies, however it would be terrible design if they exercised one group and not the other. Here's a study where they found that exercise increased healthspan, but not lifespan in mice:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24472376

    If the caloric restriction advocates really are correct, then marathon runners, bodybuilders, and powerlifters are putting themselves at risk of an early death much like morbidly obese people or smokers.

It doesn't necessarily follow that if caloric restriction is good for longevity, that extensive exercise is bad. Not all metabolism is equal, and it's not even clear that the CR effect is primarily due to metabolism. It might primarily be due to an up-regulation of genes that promote longevity.

    Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don't need it: if you are sick you should not take it. -Henry Ford