Scuba diving is a world renowned sport one of which is known for being one of the most
\nrelaxing yet fulfilling activities. Living and maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle will have
\nmany positive attributes that will improve your overall experience as a diver. Scuba diving
\nis all the motivation you need to stay physically fit and psychologically healthy.<\/p>\n
Physical Fitness<\/strong><\/p>\n Scuba diving is a work out, on average you’re carrying 17 kgs on your back plus your Mental-Wellbeing<\/strong><\/p>\n Our psychological wellbeing is influenced by our sense of purpose in life, whether it is Like any physical sport, staying hydrated and maintaining a healthy diet contributes to your Scuba diving is a world renowned sport one of which is known for being one of the most relaxing yet fulfilling activities. Living and maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle will have many positive attributes that will improve your overall experience as a diver. Scuba diving is all the motivation you need to stay physically […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=755"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":756,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755\/revisions\/756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divehq.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nweight belt. It is proven that within one hour of scuba diving you burn abound 500 calories,
\nthat’s an equivalent to doing a full hour session at the gym. While you’re enjoying the
\nmarine life and all the other wonders the ocean provides you’re also effortlessly training and
\nworking out your core, back muscles and glutes as well as increasing your stamina -all from
\nthe one activity!<\/p>\n
\nmarine conservation, adventure and exploration or meditation. Our aim in teaching scuba
\ndiving is to push people to develop and discover new skill sets that could help in different
\naspects of your life. As you know, one of the most important things with diving is to keep
\nyour breathing under control, maintaining a deep and slow breathing pattern will ensure a
\ncalm and relaxing state of mind, which then will increase your oxygen intake, which
\nstimulates circulation, raises energy levels and benefits heart and lung functions. Scuba
\ndiving is a very social activity, finding other people who also share your love and passion
\nfor the ocean can create beautiful and long term relationships. You’re constantly in and out
\nof the water, getting bathed in the sun throughout, which in itself is a huge benefit. The
\nsunshine supplies the body with vitamin D, increased endorphin and drops blood pressure.
\nVitamin D has many benefits, from strengthening bones to how well you recover from
\nworkouts.<\/p>\n
\nwhole diving experience. Drink a lot of water, don’t underestimate the risk of dehydration.
\nNot only does it increase your chances of decompression sickness it can cause cramps and
\nfatigue. We all love ourselves some pizza from time to time but a healthy eating habit
\nensures higher energy levels and a reduced chance of fatigue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"