HEALTH
Emotional mental and physical health.
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Heal the Wound, Share the Scar
Things happen in diving. Sometimes they go just slightly wrong. Sometimes they go horribly wrong. How do you share the story for learning or to help others without also spreading the trauma? If you have ever spoken to someone immediately… Continue reading
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Fit Enough to Dive: New logo, why it had to change and surface stuff!
There was always a problem with the Fit To Dive logo. When I set up the company in December 2020, I did it quickly. The idea had been in my mind for a long time: scuba divers want to be… Continue reading
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Psychological First Aid For Scuba Divers
First Aid for Scuba Divers If your buddy was injured on a dive, what would you do? Probably help them as best you can and call for help! You may have done some training in first aid for scuba divers… Continue reading
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Diving With Claustrophobia
Scuba diving immerses you in a vibrant, underwater realm filled with breathtaking beauty. Yet, for some, diving stirs a different feeling: the intense discomfort of claustrophobia. Diving with claustrophobia brings valid questions, as well as raising areas where lack of… Continue reading
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Distress decompression to recover from a bad dive experience
Stress (or more accurately distress) is strangely similar to nitrogen. As divers we protect ourselves from injury because we understand the way that nitrogen build up in the body while breathing compressed gas/air during a dive. Being aware of the… Continue reading
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Ways to make scuba diving easier
Diving can be challenging & exhilarating or a relaxing escape from everyday life. Whichever sort of diving you are looking for, have you tried these ways to make scuba diving easier? Stay shallow & stick within limits Obvious, but frequently… Continue reading
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Psychological fitness to dive
Fitness to dive is important We can understand that physical fitness to dive is important because we know that our bodies will need to be able to cope with some stresses, like the pressure on our ears at depth, or… Continue reading
