tndonor
Guest
Hello all,
I am new to the board and the sport. I am however a veteran backpacker. There are many things I noticed I could transfer from backpacking to SCUBA as far as pack control, leg and core strength. I am not saying you need to backpack but here are a few hints I offer to try.
If you have access or can find a cheap small backpacking pack (with the hip bolsters), get one. Usually EBAY or a used sporting good store has them for $20 or so. Put ten or so pounds of weight in it and wear it around the house as you do chores. The added weight will make you overstabilze all you movements and stregnthen your core and legs. After you are comfortable add five more pounds each wekk or ten days, etc. I take walks with a pack loaded with 40 pounds at my local park. It keeps my legs and core working and I improve my balance.
Then you may notice that putting your BC on out of the water is getting easier and not so cumbersome.
Well thats about all I have to say. Myabe it will benefit someone else.
Thanks all!
I am new to the board and the sport. I am however a veteran backpacker. There are many things I noticed I could transfer from backpacking to SCUBA as far as pack control, leg and core strength. I am not saying you need to backpack but here are a few hints I offer to try.
If you have access or can find a cheap small backpacking pack (with the hip bolsters), get one. Usually EBAY or a used sporting good store has them for $20 or so. Put ten or so pounds of weight in it and wear it around the house as you do chores. The added weight will make you overstabilze all you movements and stregnthen your core and legs. After you are comfortable add five more pounds each wekk or ten days, etc. I take walks with a pack loaded with 40 pounds at my local park. It keeps my legs and core working and I improve my balance.
Then you may notice that putting your BC on out of the water is getting easier and not so cumbersome.
Well thats about all I have to say. Myabe it will benefit someone else.
Thanks all!