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I have not done the research, but I suspect that this open-loop calculation is not really worthwhile. People are very different, and if you want to achieve certain benefits you ought to close the loop and measure these benefits directly, then adjust the amount and type of exercise accordingly.
I largely agree, but a lot of the benefits may not be apparent for 10 years or more. A feedback loop that long is hard to use and not strongly motivating for most people.
I struggle to think of any benefits which become apparent after 10 years. Longevity could be one, but it kinda never becomes apparent. And for specific long-term results (e.g. you don't develop the metabolic syndrome in your middle age because you were a runner in your 20s and 30s) there's little hard data.
That was rather my point. (Note that I said "10 years or more".)
[EDITED to fix a trivial typo.]