Is anxiety about health associated with desire to exercise, physical activity, and exercise dependence?

► Little research is available on the relationships between health anxiety and physical activity. ► Health anxiety has an affective, cognitive, behavioural, and perceptual dimension. ► Only the perceptual dimension of health anxiety is related to greater exercise desire, exercise withdrawal, and exercise tolerance. ► General anxiety is negatively related to desire to exercise, exercise tolerance, and time spent exercising.