Coach's Corner - Personal Advice
Someone who is looking to box, wrestle, play soccer, basketball, baseball, or attempt a marathon would want to consider jumping rope and sprinting as aerobic training. But for the layman, walking, jogging and cycling are effective. Some prefer aerobics steps but strong knees are a must for this form of training. What ever you choose, try to put in at least 45 minutes, 3 to 5 days a week for successful caloric burn.

Aerobics Training
I believe aerobics conditioning is the key to good health and it comes in many forms such as walking, swimming, cycling, hiking, jogging, skiing, rowing, jumping rope, and sprinting. The last two are probably the most difficult. Some people may disagree, but have you ever gone to a local gym that offered a sprint or jump rope class that lasted for 45 minutes? The answer is probably no! The reason is that these two activities are the hardest and the most beneficial. In order to do them, you must be able to jog at least two miles. This is routine for most athletes.

Anaerobic Training
Anaerobic's is a bit more intense as a workout over aerobics because it temporarily compresses certain muscle groups during training there by promoting more development. Anaerobic's can be done by working out with a boxing heavy bag, plyometric jumping or shadow boxing with lightweights in your hands. Tossing a 12-lbs. medicine ball back and forth with a partner is also anaerobic but a coach nearby is beneficial since this can be dangerous if not monitored.

Coach's Corner - Personal Advice
When conditioning a competitive athlete, I like to use the track and field. Training consists of jogging to warm up and the exercises shown here. The field consists of up and down hill sprints while the track consists of the 400, 200, 100, 60 and 50 meter sprints - the length depends upon the condition of each individual.