Calories burned is just such a small part of exercising, weightlifting and running have massive differences in results in all other areas. Saying you can't tell

Calories burned is just such a small part of exercising, weightlifting and running have massive differences in results in all other areas. Saying you can't tell the difference between the two is just ridiculous, I'm sorry. But ok, let's just focus on the single aspect that makes your argument hold a drop of water: calories. If you try to burn as much calories with weightlifting you will end up at least overtrained if not injured (thousands of calories per day eaten by PED users does not count). Running on the other hand can get you to Auschwitz physique pretty safely. Which brings me to another massive difference: the failure scenarios of both techniques. You can get injured and harm your health in completely different ways. Weight lifting has vastly higher injure rates. What about therapy? There is something that can influence you but only in a good way? No way to over do it or do it wrongly? And all techniques are equal in this regard as well? I can tell you another thing which has these properties of "all are equal, nothing can harm you": homeopathy. Because again, it doesn't do anything.