Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic， preventable and treatable disease characterized by airflow limitation .The disease has higher prevalence and mortality which seriously affects the quality of life in patients and brings a heavy financial burden to patient’s family and society. Exercise can improve the dyspnea and fatigue condition of COPD patients,exercise capacity,muscle strength and quality of life,but also reduce the hospitalization rate. Studies shows that different kind of exercise have different intervention effect on COPD,for example,walking can improve the body function and exercise tolerance of COPD patients,traditional resistance exercise can improve the lower limb muscle strength and exercise capacity in patients with COPD. The article reviews the different types of aerobic exercise and resistance exercise intervention for patients with COPD of different courses,emphasizes the importance of personalized exercise prescription and discusses the moment of risk and aversion methods,provides a guidance for sports rehabilitation of patients with COPD.