habitual exercise
noun phraseUK /həˈbɪtʃuəl ˈeksəsaɪz/
US /həˈbɪtʃuəl ˈeksərsaɪz/
Exercise that you do regularly because it has become a habit.
Her habitual exercise includes a short walk every morning before breakfast.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Physical activity done automatically without much thought or planning.
His habitual exercise of taking the stairs instead of the elevator keeps him fit.
3. A repeated pattern of physical training that is hard to stop.
Habitual exercise can become so automatic that skipping a day feels strange.
4. Exercise practiced as a long-standing personal custom.
Habitual exercise was part of his family's lifestyle for generations.