Exercise methods for patients with atherosclerotic occlusive disease include: 1, moderate exercise: the early important sign of the disease is intermittent claudication, once such a symptom occurs, it is necessary to combine with the imaging report, such as vascular ultrasound, CT angiography, etc., to diagnose the existence of stenosis of the blood vessels; 2, functional exercise: patients who have been diagnosed with intermittent claudication are advised to carry out a small amount of walking exercise more than once to carry out the functional exercise in a step-by-step manner; 3, others: such as calf massage as well as flexion and stretching, lifting up and dropping down of the leg and other movement exercises.