Is the ability to move and change direction quickly while maintaining control?

Agility

Agility helps performance in activities that require you to change direction quickly whilst keeping balance, strength, speed, and body control. When running, be mindful of the angle of your shoulders. Each arm should perfectly make a 90 degree angle, as form is a critical component.

When you run, focus on your shoulder rotation. When you hit your change of direction, you are able to freely move. Agility is not just about the speed with which an individual can change direction. It is also defined by the grace and fluidity of movement. To develop agility in an individual; timing, co-ordination, balance, direction changes and suppleness all need to be looked at.

Both speed and power can benefit agility. The main improvements in performance come from learning the skill of turning, moving limbs and pivoting quickly. Keeping your arms in a fluid ‘L’ while running helps smooth transitions, and aids with deceleration, acceleration, and helps you change direction while maintaining good body control and without losing time in the transition.

Change of Direction

All athletes benefit from improved balance, quicker feet, and a faster reaction time. Whether you’re training for strength, endurance, or a combination of both, the benefit of adding speed, agility, and quickness drills to your fitness routine can take your game to the next level. It is important to note that speed refers to moving in a straight line. Whereas agility is the ability to change direction quickly and effectively. If you struggle to keep balance a lot, agility training will help improve your performance, and change of direction.

Form is extremely important, as you have to make sure you don’t get too low, or too high, to transition. As you reach into your transition, it’s important to stay over your base, and keep your form in tact. Key points to consider in nimbleness training are body awareness and control, starting the exercise action, reaction, change of direction and footwork.

Additionally, agility training is important for everyday life. If you’ve had to run down a crowded street or jumped to avoid a pot hole in the road, you are using this skill. Mastering agility requires a combination of balance, speed, coordination and strength.

1. The ability to change body positions quickly. A. Agility C. Speed B. Reaction D. Coordination 2. The ability to exercise the entire body for a long period of time A. Cardiovascular Endurance C. Coordination B. Muscular Strength D. Speed 3. A combination of speed and strength. A. Reaction time C. Coordination B. Power D. Speed 4. The amount of force you can put forth with your muscles. A Muscular Endurance C. Power B. Muscular Strength D. Flexibility 5. A fitness component that are prescribed to improve individual's health A. Health related fitness C. Performance B. Skill related fitnessD. Exercise fitness 6. A category of fitness also called performance fitness. A. Performance fitness C. Exercise fitness B. Health related fitness D. Skill related fitness 7. The ability to move the body in a shortest possible time.A.agilityC. Speed B. Reaction D. Coordination 8. The proportion of body weight that is fat compared to other body tissue A. Body composition C. Coordination B. Balance D. Reaction A. Agility

What should you expect from this lesson?

For this lesson we shall be focusing on agility exercises for the body. Agility is your body's ability to be quick, graceful, and nimble. It is how effectively and efficiently you can move, change direction and the position of your body while maintaining control. Being agile does not just improve athletic performance, it can improve how you move day-to-day.

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How to carry out this lesson at home:

For this lesson you are going to need some space where to move and work out and a few items which you can find in the house. As a warm up you can do a few movements on the spot like jumping jacks and jogging or you can follow the link in the resources.
This lesson involves three fun exercises that focus on agility. The first exercise focuses mostly on footwork and how we move our arms while running/sprinting/jogging/walking.
The second exercise pushes your body to move in small bursts of speed while at the same time having to think about your next move. Your reaction time will also benefit from this exercise.
The third exercise is more of a fun way to test your agility. Make sure you have enough room to try this exercise out. You can also time yourself on a short distance to see the difference in starting positions.

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