Speed, power and agility are often used interchangeably. Often times this interchangeability happens because someone is describing an athlete who possesses all of these traits. This usually leads to describing one as the other or generalizing one as all three or all three as one.
Speed is defined as the ability to move the body in one direction as fast as possible. Agility is the ability to accelerate, decelerate, stabilize, and quickly change directions with proper posture. Quickness is the ability to react and change body position with a maximum rate of force production.
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There are six skill-related fitness components: agility, balance, coordination, speed, power, and reaction time. Skilled athletes typically excel in all six areas. Agility is the ability to change and control the direction and position of the body while maintaining a constant, rapid motion.
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The medicine ball throw is one exercise that can help you build power. The vital aspect of improving power is moving with speed. For some individuals, rising up quickly from a chair or from the bottom of a body-weight squat might suffice as a start. Other great options are jump squats and medicine ball throws.
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