While incorporating exercise into your lifestyle can significantly help improve sleep apnea symptoms, exercise alone is usually not enough to fully cure sleep apnea for most patients. The majority of people with sleep apnea find they need supplemental treatments like CPAP or oral appliances in addition to having a regular exercise regimen.
However, by strengthening muscles, reducing inflammation, aiding weight loss, and promoting higher-quality sleep, exercise can be an excellent additive therapy to help mitigate the effects of sleep apnea when part of a comprehensive treatment plan. But exercise on its own should not be expected to completely reverse the underlying causes of this disorder.