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FitDiver® Magazine is a FREE Special Edition FitDiver® Magazine is a FREE Special Edition
ScubaFit - 5/21/2015 5:24 AM
A single diver is just a tiny speck in the vast ocean world, yet each dive is an enormous personal experience. Fitness, good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle keep divers in the water. Aloha! Get in shape for SCUBA diving in Maui. This SPECIAL EDITION integrates the ancient Hawaiian culture of a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle with modern day nutrition and fitness. Island vistas, sea breezes and Humpback whales inspire divers to prepare for spectacular experiences that strengthen the body an...
ScubaFit Hosts Workout for PADI Women’s Dive Day 2015 ScubaFit Hosts Workout for PADI Women’s Dive Day 2015
ScubaFit - 5/07/2015 12:31 PM
ScubaFit is hosting a fitness for diving workout as part of the PADI Women’s Dive Day 2015 event. Since exercise is NOT recommended on dive days we are meeting the day before Friday, July 17, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. to get you ready to dive on Saturday, July 18, 2015. The location of the workout is in southern California. At North Ponto Beach in Carlsbad. This beach location is on the coast side of Carlsbad Blvd. across from Carlsbad Seapoint Resort. Access the parking area going south ...
Fitness for Diving Seminar at Scuba Show 2015 Fitness for Diving Seminar at Scuba Show 2015
ScubaFit - 5/04/2015 2:39 PM
Gretchen M. Ashton, CFT, SFT, SFN, NBFE, founder of ScubaFit® and co-author of the ScubaFit® Diver Course which is also approved as the PADI ScubaFit® Diver Distinctive Specialty, is presenting at the Scuba Show on Saturday, June 6th, 2015 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Seaside Room 7. Use this coupom for a discount on entry to the show and attend "Fitness Considerations for Diving Around-the-World". Fit divers are safer, tend to dive more often, and are more likely to go on for advanced dive trainin...
ScubaFit® Joins Dive Zone Radio - Fitness for scuba divers on the air ScubaFit® Joins Dive Zone Radio - Fitness for scuba divers on the air
ScubaFit - 12/20/2013 4:01 PM
Whether you’re an avid scuba enthusiast or just love adventure, you’ll want to listen to Dive Zone Radio every Sunday. ScubaFit® debuted this week on a new radio program for scuba divers. Dive Zone Radio airs every Sunday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 960 The Patriot. Dive Zone Radio is a continuing conversation about all things aquatic and adventuresome. Created and hosted in Phoenix, Arizona by NAUI scuba diving instructors Mark J. Hadrich and Lew Edwards, Dive Zone Radio is starting out quie...
Scuba Fitness: Healthy holiday eating tips for scuba divers Scuba Fitness: Healthy holiday eating tips for scuba divers
ScubaFit - 11/21/2012 11:27 AM
Think before you indulge. Holiday celebrations are not an excuse to dive in with abandon. Even one high fat meal can cause dramatic increases in blood pressure and increase cardiorespiratory stress associated with both physical and mental tasks, which contribute to heart disease over time. The caloric content of a traditional Thanksgiving meal is estimated between 3,000 and 7,000 calories. The resulting high blood lipid levels, high blood sugar levels, and high blood alcohol content may take fro...
Cancer Survivors Dive with Sharks: Cancer, Exercise and Scuba Diving Cancer Survivors Dive with Sharks: Cancer, Exercise and Scuba Diving
ScubaFit - 5/10/2012 8:31 AM
Scuba Diving Inspiration for Cancer Survivors Brandon Bethea of San Diego based Fin Forward, was featured on San Diego 6 News in the Morning, sharing his personal story and how he started shark diving with cancer survivors. "Fin Forward focuses mostly on the emotional and therapeutic benefits gained from a shared group experience or life-changing adventure such as shark diving. Nonetheless, fitness is a key element of everything we do. As we see it, our trips are all about recreation (having fun...
Mobile Fitness App for Scuba Divers Mobile Fitness App for Scuba Divers
ScubaFit - 3/06/2012 3:53 PM
ScubaFit® debuts the first in a series of mobile fitness applications for scuba divers. To purchase the application click here. Available now in the Android Market, and soon in the Apple market, search for it by "fitdiver" or locate it in "scuba diving" or "fitness". Link to the application through the website at www.fit-diver.com or find FitDiver® on Facebook and Twitter. "It is the only fitness application for scuba divers you’ll find, but we have more on the way," says Gretchen M. Ashton, CFT...