Components of Fitness Agility is the ability of the body to change direction quickly and effectively while under control. It requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength, and endurance. Examples include: • Football • Soccer • Tennis • Volleyball • Basketball • Mostly competitive sports Speed is the ability to move quickly from one point to another. Examples of activities that require speed include: • Sprinting (i.e., 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 meter) • Swimming (i.e., front crawl, butterfly, back stroke) Power is the ability to do strength work at an explosive pace (it is defined as the amount of work performed per unit of time). Examples that require power include: Lifts (i.e., clean & jerk, snatch) • Plyometrics (i.e., box jumps, clap push-ups) • Baseball • Boxing • Golf • Volleyball • Track and Field (i.e., high jump, long jump, pole vault, javelin, discus, shot put) Coordination is the integration of hand and/or foot movements with the input of the senses (i.e., what we see, hear, and feel). Examples of activities that require coordination include: • CrossFit • Group fitness classes (i.e., Zumba, Body Pump, Body Attack, Bootcamp) • Baseball • Basketball • Golf • Jumping rope • Martial arts (i.e., karate, judo, taekwondo) Reaction time is the amount of time it takes to react to a stimulus (i.e., starting gun, moving object, movement of an opponent). Examples of activities that require a fast reaction time include: • Racquet sports (i.e., tennis, squash, racquetball, badminton) • Baseball and cricket • Sprinting, speed skating, swimming • Martial arts (i.e., karate, judo, taekwondo) Balance is the ability to maintain an upright posture while in a stationary position or while moving. Examples of activities that challenge balance include: • Yoga • Pilates • Gymnastics • Single leg exercises