Physical education of students consists of two parts: training classes in physical education, in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standards; independent lessons on the program of physical improvement. The preferred areas for independent aerobic physical training among students are recreational, vocational, and sports, which depend on what goals and tasks have to be addressed in specific conditions. The urgency of the problem lies in the fact that in order to activate the creative and motor potentials of students, independent training based on aerobic exercise complexes is necessary. This contributes to the development of independent skills in the organization of individual physical training. The scientific novelty of the conducted studies is that for the first time a comparative analysis of independent aerobic training sessions for students of several training groups was conducted during the school year at the Mari State University. The material for research was the results of an objective test of strength and endurance among the students of the 1st and 2nd year of the Pedagogical Institute of the Mari State University. In accordance with the methodology of the study, two groups of young men and two groups of girls were formed. Individual training programs for the academic year were designed for students. Before the beginning of the experiment and at its end, the indicators of physical strength and endurance were registered. The control groups included students who took the course “Physical culture”, in accordance with the requirements of FSES, without additional training. The aim of the research was to study the effectiveness of independent aerobic training, organized according to individual plans, for the formation of sustainable skills of independent work on physical training. At the end of the school year, an assessment of the physical performance of students using the PWC170 step-test in the modification of V. L. Karpman was carried out. In addition to the step-test, the adaptive potential (AP) formula was used to assess the level of physical development of students, which allows for high accuracy by measuring the heart rate (HR) and blood pressure at rest and after the exercise. Based on the conducted research, the conclusions were drawn.