Scientific info on diving

[ScubaJenn81]

Hello Everyone,

I am starting to develop a training program for my fitness center staff(I am on staff as well) for training scuba divers among other water related sports. Does anyone have any websites or other outlets that are good for research. I have my fitness books, but they have a paragraph on scuba, and I wanted a little more then that.


Thank you very much in advance.

[ChrisA]

Originally Posted by ScubaJenn81

I am starting to develop a training program for my fitness center staff(I am on staff as well) for training scuba divers among other water related sports.

I think you will be breaking new ground.

Some ideas:

1) Offer swimming instruction. So many new divers have quite poor swimmng skills. Many of them can hardy even do the swim test" which is just to swim 300 yards with any style with no time limit. Swimming in not so much fitness as skill and is basic to any water sport. Before you offer anything else do this.

2) One can argue that you really don't need to be fit at all to dive. All one needs to do is gear up and then roll off the boat and fall into the water and then float around weightless. We can argue about this but no one will win

3) I'm not sure if good cardio abilty leads to lower SAC rates. This would be a good reaserch project.

4) swimming with those little stubby pool workout fins is agreat way to build legs up for diving, that is if you can't get into some "real" open water

[cudachaser]

The NOAA Dive Manual would be great source

Joe

[wheelman]

Deeper into Diving is a good resource. It has a lot of info on physiology. It's a little pricing but a good book.

[Beaucoupfishies]

Definitely more help with swimming skills. I'm one of those people that just can't float even though I've tried everything. The 300 yard swim and float test were a killer for me, but fortunately I still made it.

[BoomerNJ]

Another good one might be the PADI Encyclopedia of Recreational Scuba Diving... Has lots of good stuff in it too...

[Bert]

On DAN's website there a book called "Fit for SCUBA" I am thinking about getting that for mayself..I may try amizon or barns and noble( save on shipping)

[chinacat46]

Here is a book all about and diving fitness from every angle and you can download or buy a softcover.

Scuba Gear and Scuba Diving Equipment - Discount dive gear (Cheap online!)

[cummings66]

What's with all the 300 yard stuff. I thought the swim test was 200 yards for OW and 400 yards for DM?

At any rate, anything for the cardiovascular system is what a diver needs, swimming is related to that end.

[texdiveguy]

Put 8000+ miles a year average on a bicycle for about 7 years and then take up scuba diving....it really helps on those SAC rates!!