Agility

Agility

Agility is the ability to change the body's position, and requires a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, and strength. Agility is usually achieved when a person is using his ATP_PC or lactic acid (anaerobic) systems.

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

Agility is also a term used in the dog world to describe a sport, Dog agility, whereby dogs run with a handler through a course of obstacles under command until the course is completed.

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  • Agility — A*gil i*ty, n. [F. agili[ e], L. agilitas, fr. agilis.] 1. The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of motion; as, strength and agility of body. [1913 Webster] They . . . trust… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • agility — (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. agilité (14c.), from L. agilitatem (nom. agilitas) mobility, nimbleness, quickness, from agilis, from agere to move (see ACT (Cf. act) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • agility — [n] physical or mental nimbleness, deftness activity, acuteness, adroitness, alacrity, alertness, briskness, celerity, cleverness, dexterity, dispatch, expedition, fleetness, friskiness, litheness, liveliness, promptitude, promptness, quickness,… …   New thesaurus

  • Agility — Torneo de Agility. Agility es una modalidad competitiva donde un guía dirige a un perro sobre una serie de obstáculos, los cuales tiene que librar de manera limpia y lo más exacta posible, compitiendo contra reloj. Los perros generalmente… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Agility — Sprung mit Zeitmessanlage Agility [əˈdʒɪlɪti] (engl. Wendigkeit, Flinkheit) ist eine Hundesportart, die ursprünglich aus England stammt. Kernstück ist die fehlerfreie Bewältigung einer Hindernisstrecke (Parcours) in einer vorgegebenen Zeit. In… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Agility — L agility (signifiant tout simplement « agilité » en anglais) est un sport canin, dans lequel le chien évolue sur un parcours d obstacles sous la conduite de son maître. L agility est une discipline ouverte à tous les chiens. Elle… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • agility — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amazing, considerable, great, surprising ▪ mental, physical ▪ I admired his considerable mental agility. VERB + AGILITY …   Collocations dictionary

  • agility — agile UK US /ˈædʒaɪl/ US  /ˈædʒəl/ adjective ► able to deal with new situations or changes quickly and successfully: agile company/corporation/organization »Most agile corporations have flexible management systems that can quickly accommodate… …   Financial and business terms

  • agility — a•gil•i•ty [[t]əˈdʒɪl ɪ ti[/t]] n. 1) the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility[/ex] 2) the ability to think and draw conclusions quickly; intellectual acuity: mental agility[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late …   From formal English to slang

  • agility — /əˈdʒɪləti/ (say uh jiluhtee) noun the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: agility of the body; agility of the mind. {late Middle English agilite, from French, from Latin agilitas} …  

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