archeology

I wouldn't call going to the gym ritual. Ritual implies significance beyond the direct effect. The gym is routine, but you're doing it for a reason and it's unlikely to take on a life beyond that reason. Compare that to the Thanksgiving dishes where when asked "why turkey" the response is most likely some variant on "it's Thanksgiving, that's what you do". Morning coffee is a ritual because for many people it becomes the signifier between the early morning waking up period and the awake and ready for the day period in a way that extends beyond the caffeine (see people acting the same way with decaf and not considering a caffeine pill a sufficient equivalent)