| Staying Active During the Winter Months
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| | Dress for the cold. If you'll be outside
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| You don't have to be an Olympic athlete
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| | wear your clothes in layers. As you warm
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| to scuba dive, but the sport is
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| | up, remove the unessential layers and add
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| physically demanding. Don't allow
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| | them back as you cool down.
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| yourself to become a hefty couch potato
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| | Wear a hat. Most body heat is lost
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| during the winter off-season.
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| | through your head. Also, don't forget
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| According to recent studies, poor
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| | your gloves or mittens.
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| physical fitness is a contributing factor
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| | Chilly feet are discomforting. If you
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| in many dive accidents. Staying
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| | wear bulky socks, you may need to change
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| physically active and fit is important.
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| | your shoe size to accommodate the
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| Many divers participate in winter
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| | thickness.
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| activities such as skiing, ice hockey,
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| | Cold winter air is dry and conducive to
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| and workouts at the gym. If you have
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| | dehydration. Drink plenty of water and
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| access to an indoor pool, that's even
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| | fluids before, during, and after
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| better. You can get a good cardiovascular
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| | exercising.
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| workout and practice skills, such as mask
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| | Know the signs of hypothermia and get
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| clearing. To reach your fitness goals,
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| | inside before you get too cold.
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| you must be consistent in your workouts.
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| | Positive Side Effects of Exercise:
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| A regular schedule of three,
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| | Improved cardiovascular and pulmonary
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| thirty-minute sessions a week will do
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| | efficiency
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| more for your body than infrequent
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| | Increased muscle strength
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| intense workouts.
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| | Lower blood pressure
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| Areas of Importance to Divers:
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| | Weight loss and maintenance of optimum
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| Moderate aerobic fitness.
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| | weight
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| You should be able to do about ten
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| | More energy
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| minutes of moderate exercise without
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| | Reduced stress
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| tiring easily.
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| | Better sleep
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| Moderate torso strength. You use those
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| | Increased mental sharpness
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| muscles for donning equipment and hauling
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| | Improved immune system
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| gear.
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| | More productive
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| Average body fat. A good guide to follow
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| | Not only will exercise improve your
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| is "Body Composition - An Athlete's
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| | diving, it will improve your life. Below
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| Guide" from your About Sports Medicine
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| | are examples of popular activities. Not
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| Guide.
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| | all activities have the same degree of
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| Exercise Tips:
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| | difficulty. Choose one that suits your
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| Always warm up before exercising. Slow
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| | lifestyle and interests, and get started
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| stretching and muscle warming exercises
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| | today.
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| help prevent injuries.
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