The New Year is always full of resolutions, and presents a fresh opportunity to commit to fitness for an active, diving lifestyle — the sooner scuba divers start exercising, the better.
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This is the 56th of our scuba cartoon series by Jerry King. Let us know what you think and submit your own if you have any!
Physical therapists have long known that water therapy is beneficial, but scuba diving seems to have its own benefits too. There are lots of programs that teach scuba diving to wounded war veterans, and the therapeutic results are well-documented.
The Rescue Diver course is one of the most valuable certifications you can pursue. But how do you know when you’re ready to use your dive knowledge to help others, and what should you expect?
Marine damage, caused by the seemingly harmless task of applying sunscreen, was the inspiration for the creation of a number of less-damaging products.
Think of it as the surface of the ever-moving ocean, shifting sand and rocks, or the deck of a dive boat. Standing, sitting, pressing or kneeling on a BOSU ball is great practice for the above scenarios.
Sweden’s west coast offers many small and relatively unknown (and thus crowd-free) diving locations for the more adventurous diver.
For the underwater photographer who wants a turn-key package that yields optimal still and video-imaging results, SeaLife combines their latest…
Bermuda is well-known for its shipwrecks, and this Bermuda dive site gives divers a 2-for-1
Four years ago, after a lifetime of visiting harbors and marinas choked with trash, Australian yachtsman Andrew Turton decided to do something about the plastic pollution problem.
Often overshadowed by Cocos’ legendary reputation, the diving off Costa Rica’s west coast is spectacular in its own right, as I discovered when I traveled there two summers ago.
Even though inflating one may not seem like a skill you’ll need to use early in your diving career, it absolutely could be, so it’s important to know what to do.
Proper preparedness is key in our sport, so checklists can be extremely useful, and DAN agrees. But what exactly appears on a checklist can vary.
The holidays can be perilous when it comes to following the see-food diet — we see food, we eat it. But as divers, it’s important to maintain a certain level of health, even during the holidays when we may not be diving as much.
Equalizing can be an issue for new divers, as nerves often affect physical responses.
Divers are, by nature, explorers, and it can sometimes feel like everywhere has already been discovered. There are still off-the-beaten dive spots, though — they may take a little work to get to, but they’re well worth the effort.
Always a diver favorite, here are our top seven tidbits about the weird but wonderful cuttlefish.
Proper preparedness is key in our sport, so checklists can be extremely useful, and DAN agrees. But what exactly appears on a diver’s checklist can vary.