

Is exercise something you enjoy, or something you can't stop? The Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI) is a six-question screen built around six core components of addiction. This page uses the revised version (EAI-R, Szabo et al., 2019). It takes about one minute and shows your total score, whether it reaches the authors' at-risk cut-off, and practical next steps. The Chinese items are Treehole Hong Kong's own translation and have not been psychometrically validated.
Scientific background: Szabo, A., Pinto, A., Griffiths, M. D., Kovácsik, R., & Demetrovics, Z. (2019). The psychometric evaluation of the Revised Exercise Addiction Inventory: Improved psychometric properties by changing item response rating. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 8(1), 157–161. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.06. © 2019 The Author(s); licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Items unchanged from the original EAI: Terry, A., Szabo, A., & Griffiths, M. (2004). The Exercise Addiction Inventory: A new brief screening tool. Addiction Research & Theory, 12(5), 489–499. Changes: web instruction added; Traditional Chinese is Treehole Hong Kong's own translation (樹洞香港自行翻譯,未經心理計量驗證), not psychometrically validated. Learn more
Results are for reference only and do not constitute a medical diagnosis — if you have concerns, please consult a doctor or mental-health professional. The EAI-R was developed by Szabo et al. (2019), revising the EAI of Terry, Szabo and Griffiths (2004), and is used under CC BY 4.0; the Chinese items are Treehole Hong Kong's own translation and have not been psychometrically validated. In a crisis, call The Samaritans Hong Kong 24-hour hotline at 2896 0000.
Exercise Addiction Test (EAI)
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Read each statement about your exercise and choose how much you agree or disagree with it (from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree”). There is no neutral option — pick the answer that leans closest to how things are for you now.
Exercise is the most important thing in my life
Conflicts have arisen between me and my family and/or my partner about the amount of exercise I do
I use exercise as a way of changing my mood (e.g., to get a buzz, to escape, etc.)
Over time I have increased the amount of exercise I do in a day
If I have to miss an exercise session, I feel moody and irritable
If I cut down the amount of exercise I do and then start again, I always end up exercising as often as I did before
Complete the assessment to open your report.
Results are for reference only and do not constitute a medical diagnosis — if you have concerns, please consult a doctor or mental-health professional.