underwater daphne
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dweeb:Then your first priority should be to get 'up' for a fitness test. If you're worried about the requirements, the problem lies not with the requirements, but with your preparation. When I took rescue, one of the simulated scenarios we had to deal with, without any advance clue we would face this, was a participant in the rescue keeling over with a heart attack, because this is an all too common occurrence, because rescues are strenuous AND stressful all at once. There's no point in knowing what to do if you're not capable of actually doing it when the chips are down.
If you're getting into diving enough to pursue your rescue cert, it's time to get off the fence and accept the fact that you're involved in an activity that can become physically challenging in a life or death way without warning, and commit to any lifestyle changes necessary to meet that challenge. If that means a healthier diet, or hitting the gym or track a few times a week, then so be it.
If you are really that intimidated, then you should take a few specialties, or just get more diving in, before taking the course. Anxiety interferes with learning. Put it off and take the time to get in better shape and dive more, then you'll have two fewer worries distracting you from learning.
i understand your points and respect your opinion, but it wasn't like that. i was worried about lake diving, but having dived in the sea, that was my only worry. so why not take an extreme situation and make it a bit worse
by the way, being afraid of something, doesn't mean you should blow it off! and what better course to dive in a lake for the first time than with experienced divers learning to be rescuers?
i had my first course on saturday and i must admit it was hell. i have never been so kaputt after diving. yes, i know get in shape, bla bla bla, but in real life i won't have to continue rescuing ppl from 10 am to 5pm. all the same i agree that getting in shape is important. it's strenous saving someone and doing 3 tasks at once. personally i would do it differently as in the course. i wouldn't breathe, swim and remove equipment at the same time. i'd more likely breathe and swim and at the shore begin removing equipment and breathing, giving me only 2 tasks at a time and i doubt i'd be much slower. i'm 1,56 cm and doubt my buddy will ever be smaller than me.