Dusty, Rusty Scuba Divers: Ways to Stay Active

CRESTWOOD, IL, January 13, 2011 (Press-News.org) Life takes its toll. We are all busy. Scuba diving typically gets put on a shelf after a while and starts collecting dust. In today's tight economy, people are just not spending the money on extra things. We are creatures of habit and eventually scuba diving gets put to rest, at least until now.

As time goes on, with anything, we get rusty. This could be as simple as swinging a bat or throwing a football. It's just not second nature like it used to be. Then our reflexes slow down and things can become a danger if we are not careful. Take driving a car for an example. Going months, or even years without driving and then jumping behind the wheel is not the brightest thing to do. People are a little cautious and nervous all at the same time. This is not a good thing on the roadway. The same goes with scuba diving.

When teaching classes, especially entry level classes, it is important to inform all the students that the most important thing to do with your scuba certification is to keep diving. It is important to keep taking classes but it is equally important to keep scuba diving. The more you dive the more you develop long term motor skills that are harder to shake. This increases safety of scuba diving.

Every summer, there are always groups of divers going out scuba diving at the local quarries and lakes. Most of them, if not all of them, will allow divers to join them. Most of the scuba instructors that actively teach will invite other certified divers out just for fun. Just ask around, there is always a welcoming group.

There are scuba facilities that have access to pools either in their facility or off site. There are some local events that allow certified divers to go diving in a heated pool. In either case they can make arrangements to get you in the pool to keep you up on your skills. Typically they charge twenty or thirty dollars to participate. Included in the fees is usually all the equipment needed for the pool. Check with your local dive shop to see what they have to offer. It is a pretty inexpensive way to get in the pool for about an hour or so to hone your skills. Now scuba divers can experience scuba all year round.

We are all in this tough economic time, feeling it in some way, shape or form. Scuba divers may not be able to travel on exotic trips, however, there are ways to keep scuba diving at low costs. These are just a couple of ways to stay active. The more of an active diver you are the safer and more confident of a diver you will become.

Butch Zemar has been scuba diving for over 15 years with over 2,000 dives and has been teaching dive enthusiast for the past 10 years. Zemar is holding a "Dusty, Rusty Scuba Diver Event" on January 22, 2011 at no cost to certified scuba divers. For more information about the event call 708-226-1614 or visit http://www.ScubaButch.com

Butch Zemar is a Master Instructor and has been scuba diving for over 15 years with over 2,000 dives. Zemar also has been teaching dive enthusiast for the past 10 years. For more information call 708-535-3006 or visit http://www.ScubaButch.com