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EXERTION AND FITNESS CONSIDERATIONS IN DIVING Fitness is a generic term that represents the person’s ability to meet the challenges of a particular task or activity. Fitness for an executive position may require the ability to concentrate and utilize utmost cognitive activities for sustained periods. For workers, fitness may require the abilit

BESTKIDS Reading Challenge It's Back!!...BestKids Summer Reading Challenge.Want to help your young readers beat the summer slide? Have them level-up their skills this summer with the Best Kids Summer Reading Challenge! Kids ages 6-12 are challenged to read four specially curated books authored by scuba divers, underwater photographers, scienti

In this episode of Hyperbaric Safety Stop we're talking with Derall Garrett, CHT, HC-S*D, and Director of the UHMS Hyperbaric Facility Accreditation Program. We asked him this question, "What Education Do I Need to Get Started in the Field of Hyperbaric Medicine?" The basis for this question is that we get a lot of calls every week from physicians,

One of the premier undersea medicine, #diving sciences book in the field right now is, Diving Science...Revisited by Dr. Michael Strauss. This text is like no other diving text. Amplified with figures and tables, this book includes four unique and innovative parts amplified by nine globally respected contributors. 👉 Medical problems of diving (MPD)

This article was written many years ago and the information proves to be useful today.  As the population gets older, coupled with increased awareness of good health practices and the recognition that fitness contributes to participation in activities generally appropriate for younger individuals, decisions need to be made about what are appro