| We are always told we should learn sports
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| | certified - 1st weekend for classroom and
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| when we are young, when our bodies are
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| | theory, 2nd weekend for pool sessions and
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| more resilient to the bruises and bumps
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| | a 3rd weekend for the actual open water
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| which can be afflicted on us when we
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| | tests. Put aside your ego and just bear
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| learn a new sport. This is true to a
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| | with it, it'll be worth it in the
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| certain extent.Take for example, my
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| | end.Having said that, that's not to say
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| experience learning wind surfing. I
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| | that there are no good and kind scuba
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| learnt the sport when I was 26. If I were
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| | diving instructors around. I was
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| to learn this sport now at age 42,
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| | fortunate to receive dive instruction
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| chances are I would not go far and would
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| | from PC, a very kind and patient man,
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| probably give up after 1 or 2 tries.
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| | without whom my dive learning experience
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| Learning wind surfing was like battling
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| | would not be as smooth and
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| with all the forces at the same time!
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| | enjoyable.Relatively Good Health
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| We're talking about trying to balance on
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| | It's not necessary to be in peak fitness
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| choppy waves on a slippery wet board, at
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| | before you can take up scuba diving.
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| the same time maneuvering a sail which
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| | However, you would need some strength to
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| weighs more than you in the correct
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| | be able to walk with full scuba diving
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| direction that you want to go.In the
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| | gear strapped on you. Once you enter the
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| process, I contributed blood and flesh
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| | waters with all your gear, you are almost
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| from cuts on barnacles and bruises from
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| | weightless. But it's the few steps you
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| hitting the surf board more than once
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| | have to make to get into the boat or to
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| before falling into the waters.But there
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| | cross the beach into the water that may
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| is a huge difference with scuba diving.
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| | be a challenge for a person who is not
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| YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN SCUBA
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| | used to carrying heavy loads on
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| DIVING. I can never say this enough. I
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| | them.Having said that, some scuba diving
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| learnt scuba diving when I was 38. Now
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| | resorts have fantastic dive staff who can
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| I'm not saying that 38 is a ripe old age
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| | help to overcome this by carrying the
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| but still, the body does feel somewhat
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| | tanks and gear to the boat for you to
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| less strong and less resilient. Added to
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| | suit up inside the boat. And of course if
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| that, as we get older, we also seem to
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| | you are on a live-a-board (live, eat,
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| have more fears. Perhaps we feel we have
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| | dive, sleep, on board a boat throughout
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| more to lose if something should happen
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| | the dive trip), then this may not be
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| to us.I say middle age and beyond should
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| | relevant.Time and Money
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| never be a factor in learning scuba
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| | This is probably the 2 most deciding
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| diving BUT you do need to have these:1)
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| | factors of whether someone continues to
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| an intense love for the sea
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| | enjoy scuba diving after passing the Open
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| 2) a willingness to learn from someone
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| | Water tests. Getting certified through a
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| younger than you
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| | scuba diving course is very fast, just 3
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| 3) relatively good health and lastly but
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| | weekends basically. And not too
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| very important
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| | expensive, probably about $300 to $400,
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| 4) time and moneyNow I'm assuming that
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| | including an out-of-the country dive trip
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| you are thinking of learning scuba diving
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| | for the open water tests. But unless you
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| because you want to make this a sport
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| | live near a scuba diving area, you are
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| that you can enjoy every other weekend if
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| | most likely going to have to travel a
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| time and money permits and not just
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| | distance or even out of the country to do
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| learning for education's sake.An Intense
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| | a good dive.Now just think how much each
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| Love for the Sea
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| | trip is going to cost you and multiply
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| To enjoy a scuba diving trip, you will
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| | that by how many times you would love to
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| have to love the sea and I mean really
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| | do scuba diving in a year. When you do
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| really love it with all its wonderful
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| | the sums, it can be staggering. So you
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| creatures large and small. You will know
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| | cut down the number of dives you want to
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| what I mean on your first ever scuba
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| | do in a year, and then calculate and cut
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| diving trip after you have cleared your
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| | down some more.In our scuba diving class,
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| Open Water tests.It is unlikely that your
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| | my husband and I were the only ones who
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| scuba diving buddies on your first dive
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| | continued to dive after the class was
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| trip will be the same classmates in your
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| | over. Even then, we did not manage to do
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| scuba diving course. Because of time and
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| | the number of dives we would really have
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| money constraints, you will find that you
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| | loved to do in a year. That's how it
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| may be the only one keen enough to join a
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| | finally ends up that we are doing an
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| scuba diving trip soon after your
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| | average of 1 dive a year. This more or
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| certification.More often than not, your
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| | less ensures that we will always be
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| dive buddies will be a dive-crazy bunch
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| | diving as a "scuba diving newbie" (hence
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| who will do at least 4 dives a day plus
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| | the blog's name). A scuba diver gets
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| another at night. This means that on a
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| | "rusty" when the interval is too long
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| scuba diving trip, most times you will
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| | between each dive trip. Ideally, we
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| not do anything but dive, talk about the
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| | should dive at least once each quarter.I
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| sea creatures and encounters of each
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| | have not even gone on to calculate the
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| dive, before suiting up for the next
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| | other "investments" to personalise your
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| dive. For someone who only wants to do
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| | gear such as your own BC (buoyancy
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| one dive a day and then go shopping, he
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| | control), your own octopus (breathing
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| she may be disappointed as many great
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| | appartus) and your wet suit.Having said
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| scuba diving spots have few of these
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| | all this, I still believe it's never too
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| shopping and entertainment facilities.In
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| | old to learn and enjoy scuba diving. Even
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| case you are already getting stressed
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| | with our limited dives since we were
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| just thinking about this, don't be. Every
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| | certified and diving as scuba diving
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| scuba diving newbie goes through this.
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| | newbies, we enjoy each and every one of
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| Just have an attitude of a newbie, be
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| | our dive trips. Find the right people to
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| humble and you will find that the
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| | dive with, find a fantastic dive spot
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| seasoned divers are more than willing to
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| | that suits your preferences (whether
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| share tips and may even help you to gear
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| | macro, to check out small sea creatures,
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| up before a dive.A Willingness to Learn
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| | or see bigger fish) and nearby spa
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| from Someone Younger than You
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| | facilities to sooth your body aches after
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| Your scuba diving instructor is likely
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| | a dive - it's a wonderful combination
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| to be someone much younger than you. Some
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| | that will almost always ensure a great
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| dive instructors have an attitude and are
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| | scuba diving experience!A scuba diving
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| cocky so you may have to live with it for
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| | newbie can still enjoy happy diving!
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| at least 3 weekends before you become
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