Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death among urban and rural residents and have become a major global public health problem.The prevention and control of cardiovascular disease risk factors is crucial for preventing,stabilizing,and even reversing cardiovascular disease.Studies have found that certain sleep disorders are directly related to cardiovascular disease and may be induced through pathways such as endothelial dysfunction,dysregulation of autonomic homeostasis,inflammatory response,and metabolic dysfunction.Exercise helps improve sleep disorders and thus reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease,and has irreplaceable advantages over pharmacological treatments for improving sleep.Different types of sleep disorders should be adjusted by factors such as exercise mode,intensity,and duration of exercise.A good sleep state further reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.Discussing the effect of exercise on the improvement of the risk of cardiovascular disease associated with sleep disorders,and elaborating the mechanism of action of exercise in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease from the perspective of sleep,can lay a foundation for the treatment of sleep disorders by exercise and propose new directions for reducing cardiovascular disease risk.