Walking to the mosque and increasing circumambulation with the intention of exercise

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the criterion in a case like this, where a person wants to do walking exercise? He says, “In order to gain the benefit of this world and the Hereafter, I will walk to the distant mosque and not ride in a car, so I will get the reward of walking to the mosques and lose weight.” Likewise, he increases his circumambulation of the Ka'bah for the sake of reward and exercise. Is that permissible for him? And what is the criterion in such matters?

Answer:
This is a good thing. Instead of walking in the streets and markets, he walks as an act of worship in the mosques and in circumambulating the Ka'bah. This is a good thing. He gets what he intended, and if Allah wills, he will benefit in his body. There is no harm in that. Yes, and Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.