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Agility is the ability to change the body's position efficiently, and requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength, endurance,and stamina.

In sports, agility is described in terms of response to an opposing player, moving target, as seen in field sports and racket sports. Sheppard and Young (2006) define agility as "a rapid whole body movement with change of velocity or direction in response to a stimulus."

In business, agility means the capability of rapidly and cost efficiently adapting to changes. Recently agility has been applied e.g. in the context of agile software development and agile enterprise

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  • Fitness Testing Guide by Rob WoodFitness Testing Guide by Rob Wood
    topendsports.com
    A comprehensive site on all things to do with fitness testing, including discussions and descriptions of over 30 fitness tests.
  • Big Dreams FitnessBig Dreams Fitness
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    Services include swimming, biking, running, triathlon, strength and conditioning customized training plans, private, semi-private, and small group personal training and coaching services.
  • Sport Specific Training ProgramsSport Specific Training Programs
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    New sports training manuals that are guaranteed to improve your speed, strength and agility. Free training report and newsletters are featured.
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