Hello Scubaboard,
Short term lurker, first time poster!
I am 42 years old. I obtained my Padi Open water 12 months ago and did an additional 5 dives abot 4 months ago. (Only 10 dives all up)
I have very average to low cardio abliity. I am not overweight or particulary unfit, cardio has just always been something that was very hard for me. I have always been someone who runs out of steam very quickly, for example i really struggled to get through the 200m swim test for my open water certificate due to being exhausted by the end of it.
I am terrified about diving in strong currents due to my inability to push forward into oncoming currents and running out of breath due to being exhausted. I would say i am confident for someone with only 10 dives and have reasonable byouancy when diving in low or no current environment.
So now that you all know a bit about me, I have a few questions I hope you can help with:
1) Is diving Komodo something that should be off limits to me considering the notorious currents in the area?
2) Is there any training that exists that can specifically help me with being better when diving in a strong current?
3) Are there simple dive sites in Komodo that are suitable for someone trying to avoid fighting a strong a current?
Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Short term lurker, first time poster!
I am 42 years old. I obtained my Padi Open water 12 months ago and did an additional 5 dives abot 4 months ago. (Only 10 dives all up)
I have very average to low cardio abliity. I am not overweight or particulary unfit, cardio has just always been something that was very hard for me. I have always been someone who runs out of steam very quickly, for example i really struggled to get through the 200m swim test for my open water certificate due to being exhausted by the end of it.
I am terrified about diving in strong currents due to my inability to push forward into oncoming currents and running out of breath due to being exhausted. I would say i am confident for someone with only 10 dives and have reasonable byouancy when diving in low or no current environment.
So now that you all know a bit about me, I have a few questions I hope you can help with:
1) Is diving Komodo something that should be off limits to me considering the notorious currents in the area?
2) Is there any training that exists that can specifically help me with being better when diving in a strong current?
3) Are there simple dive sites in Komodo that are suitable for someone trying to avoid fighting a strong a current?
Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated.