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I am not intent upon "hijacking" this thread. But I must admit that I am interested in divers and people in general taking care of their health...I guess that's why I am a nurse. I dove in California last year and was shocked to see all the clinically obese divers. I thought that was something peculiar to Minnesota and our long, cold, high fat content diet winters. So, I guess every chance I get I harp about health and put that ahead of the agenda regardless of the topic-sorry if I implied that you too, James Goddard, were fat. I have NEVER seen a fat triathlete.
I have been diving for 26 years and living in Minnesota know a little about "thermal protection". And I did mention that I too have gained a little flab abound the belly AND I went on to mention that I find it harder to submerge with my increased waist line. But I don't consider everyone who needs more ballast to be overweight. It's just that people don't consider changing their lifestyle i.e. diet, exercise, but instead look for a product or something they can buy to remedy their problem, when in actuality their problem or being "underweighted" is in reality a health concern of being overweight. I see a lot of really big(overweight) divers that are in for a sure heart attack or stroke.
Didn't mean to steal the thread just can't help getting in some health "highlights".......
buff once bubbled... I have NEVER seen a fat triathlete.
Look for any triathlon that Team in Training is supporing and you will . And actually, fat is not really the right word here, but long distance runners (50+miles) and long distance triathletes (Ironman +) are sometimes pretty "stocky". A very lean person has to go to a lot more trouble to provide themselves with energy than the stockier types...
But I don't consider everyone who needs more ballast to be overweight.
It sort of sounded that way, sorry. I read it as you can dive without any weight if you
a) add weight creativly or
b) loose weight.
No biggie. I agree scuba divers are not the healthiest cross section of the population, but they are far from the worst. After all, you gotta get off the couch to dive....
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. And actually, fat is not really the right word here, but long distance runners (50+miles) and long distance triathletes (Ironman +) are sometimes pretty "stocky". A very lean person has to go to a lot more trouble to provide themselves with energy than the stockier types...