Skill Related Fitness

skill related fitness

Skill related fitness includes training to improve speed, agility, balance, coordination, power, and reaction time.  These are usually used to help athletes improve performance for their particular sport or activity.  However, these components are great to incorporate into everyones fitness program to support their everyday activities.

For example, if your job includes moving boxes, a fitness program can be designed to include exercises that mimic the repetitive motions in that job to help strengthen muscles to improve the bodies efficiency.  Skills to include in this type of fitness program are power, coordination, and balance.  This type of training can help in preventing common injuries related to specific types of activities.

As a coach it is important to design fitness programs that improve overall fitness as well as include exercises that support a clients daily activities.