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agility

  (ə-jĭl'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
n.

The state or quality of being agile; nimbleness.

[Middle English agilite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin agilitās, from Latin agilis. See agile.]


 
 

Agility is the ability to change body position rapidly and accurately without losing balance. It is important in sports and activities in which opponents or obstacles have to be avoided (e.g. slalom events). It is a basic component of physical fitness. Although its exact nature has not been determined, it depends on muscular power, reaction time, coordination, and dynamic flexibility.

You can use the Illinois Agility Run to evaluate your own agility (figure 3). Mark out two lines 10 metres apart and place four obstacles (e.g. chairs) at regular intervals of 3.3 metres between the lines. Lie prone with your head against the start line and with your hands beside your shoulders. Get a partner to start and time the run. On the command ‘go’, get up and run as fast as possible, following the course shown in the figure. Use the following table to rate your agility:

TIME IN SECONDS
MALEFEMALERATING
<15.2<17.0excellent
16.117.9-17.0good
18.1-16.221.7-18.0average
18.3-18.223.0-21.8fair
>18.3>23.0poor


Figure 3 Illinois Agility Run
Figure 3 Illinois Agility Run

 
Thesaurus: agility

noun

    The quality or state of being mentally agile: agileness, dexterity, dexterousness, nimbleness, quickness. See ability/inability.

 
Antonyms: agility

n

Definition: nimbleness, deftness (physical or mental)
Antonyms: clumsiness, stiffness


 

The ability to change body position rapidly and accurately without losing balance. It is important in sports and activities in which opponents or obstacles have to be avoided (e.g. slalom events). It is a basic component of physical fitness. Its exact nature has not been determined, but it does depend on muscular power, reaction time, coordination, and dynamic flexibility. See Illinois agility test.

 
Wikipedia: agility (disambiguation)

Agility can refer to:

In Sport:

  • Sport agility, a component of physical fitness that describes changing the body's direction with speed and precision.
  • Dog agility, a sport for dogs in which they must be quick-moving and nimble.
  • Rabbit agility, a sport for rabbits.
  • Rat agility, a sport for rats.

In Business:

  • Agility often defined as the ability of a firm to sense and respond to business opportunities in order to stay innovative and competitive in a turbulent and quickly changing business environment. An agile firm (one that demonstrates agility) has the capabilities and processes to respond to unexpected environmental changes. It is one of the ilities.
  • Agility, a conceptual framework in computing
  • Anystream Agility, enterprise-based media encoding software.
  • Agility Logistics, a global provider of logistics and supply chain solutions
  • Agility CMS, Web content management software

 
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