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Hmmmm, depends on who's doing them.
I think it's applicable once a certain level of fitness is obtained, for instance I wouldn't dismiss the value of 50-100 miles a week commuting for a good proportion of people on here who are, to be honest, well off a healthy target. Once you get fitter and lose fat, then the body will always be looking for more and better quality training, esp.if you want to increase muscle.
see the training as food for your fitness, sure you can keep it alive with the basics, but once it starts to get a taste of fillet steak and lobster, it's not going to want to go back to beans on toast.
sometimes, a commute is all you can get, so use it wisely. I try to do sprint intervals now, instead of just the quickest A to B.