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>> your first response? >> my first response, i said are you crazy? >> reporter: but he did go for that run, and he felt something go click. >> it was the first night that i slept in about four or five months. >> is that right? just getting a little bit of exercise in? >> four times around, i slept. >> reporter: in fact, he was running so much he developed an overuse injury, so dr. maroon started to bike and then swim, and slowly his depression began to fade. >> i started to feel strong again and was able to get back to neurosurgeriry, get back to my life. >> reporter: that's when he heard abo...

Late senator ted kennedy, struggled for years with addiction and depression. he was very candid with me. he had a lot to say about addiction. some of the same issues chris was just talking about. he wanted to talk about how we look at mental illness overall as a society. important topic. that's next sunday night, 7:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. up next on "sgmd," could you overcome major depression with simple exercise? i want to tell you about how getting ready for triathlons helped save one man's life.

That run. and he felt something go click. >> it was the first night that i slept in about four or five months. >> is that right? just getting a little bit of exercise in? >> four times around, i slept. >> reporter: he was running so much, he developed an overuse injury. so dr. maroon started to bike and then swim and slowly his depression began to fade. >> i started to feel strong again and was able to get back to neurosurgeriry, get back to my life. >> reporter: that's when he heard about triathlons. back then it was a new sport still in its infancy. he was hooked after his first race. >> you...

Run 26 miles in a week. >> the first time you did a triathlon you had never run 26 miles all at once? >> oh, no. no. >> that's surprising to a lot of people, maybe inspiring as well. >> i think so. i think some people, you know, don't push themselves. they know -- they don't know their limits. they think they have to run a marathon ahead of time in even participate in something like this. with the proper training, i think you can get through it and know it's an effort just to complete it. >> if someone were to say i want to get involved with triathlons because i love the three sports but i can...

First of all, the centenarians around the world don't run marathons nor do triathlons. they live an environment that nudge them into physical activity. in vertical home, toned have gardens. they live in houses that don't have a button to push for yardwork. a strong sense of purpose, which is worth about seven years of life expectancy. times during the day where they can destress, turn that chronic inflammation state around. they eat a plant-based diet. they tend to belong to a faith-based community. that's worth between 4 and 14 extra years of life expectancy. they tend to be married. >> okay....