Vim: faster way to select blocks of text in visual mode

Question

I have been using vim for quite some time and am aware that selecting blocks of text in visual mode is as simple as SHIFT+V and moving the arrow key up or

Answer 1

v%

will select the whole block.

Play with also:

v}, vp, vs, etc.

See help:

:help text-objects

which lists the different ways to select letters, words, sentences, paragraphs, blocks, and so on.