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In obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAHS) airway obstruction is present in the upper airway, associated with desaturation, multisystemic involvement and deterioration of the quality of life. Usually the treatment is based only on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), the pathology is usually associated with other concomitant diseases that worsen the clinical picture. In specific cases of OSAHS, physical training in a complementary way to conventional treatments could benefit and improve the quality of life, physical condition and pulmonary and systemic affections of the disease and diseases coexisting with OSAHS. In view of the growing number of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation centers and fitness centers, to gather recommendations for physical exercise and to demonstrate the potential benefits, it will serve as an important theoretical guide for the adequate prescription of physical exercise in this population with an association of other concomitant pathological conditions
