There is no typical sleep apnea patient. Unfortunately, most doctors still think that you have to be an older, heavy-set, snoring man to have sleep apnea, but it's been shown that you can be a young, thin, healthy man or woman who doesn't snore, and still can have significant sleep apnea. Many very fit people must exercise regularly or sometimes intensely to feel alive and awake, in order to overcome their sleep-breathing issues.