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Fitness and diving
I’ve been practicing weight lifting for several years. Three years ago I approached the world of diving, and I understood the importance of aerobic training....
12 January 2018
Features
10 most-read articles of 2017 on Alert Diver
Here is a look back at our most popular pieces of the past twelve months. It's a diversified collection, from practical tips to inspiring writing...
29 December 2017
Medical Questions
Diving hood and equalisation
When I am not wearing a hood, I have no problems equalising my ears. On the other hand, when I wear it, I always have...
By DAN Staff
29 December 2017
Member profile
The Art of Teaching: interview with Steve Martin
Steve Martin has been scuba diving for the past 18 years, and is now a world-renowned professional diving instructor specialising in cave diving and sidemount...
27 December 2017
Dive Travels
Dive events to look forward to in 2018
Attending a dive event is a great idea if you want to stay up-to-date with all the interesting diving trends, or maybe you’re looking for...
18 December 2017
Medical Questions
Jacuzzi and diving
What possible impact does soaking in a jacuzzi (hot water with massaging jets) have on off-gassing and DCS? I see a lot of people going...
By DAN Staff
15 December 2017
POP diving
POP Diving: The Big Blue
BACKGROUND INFO and FACTS In the 60's and 70's, freediving world champions Jaques Mayol and Enzo Maiorca face one another in the blue, beating each other's records....
06 December 2017
Medical Questions
Dental extraction and diving
I’m 20 years old and will be having four wisdom teeth (third molars) removed soon. I understand I’ll have air pockets where my teeth were,...
By DAN Staff
04 December 2017
Medical Questions
Aging Diver
I am 79 years old and healthy. I have not been diving in several years and would like to get back into it. Are there...
By DAN Staff
23 November 2017
Medical Questions
Diving with Nitrox
I heard that the use of EANx (Nitrox) could stimulate the growth of cancer cells. Is that true?Answer from DAN experts: There is absolutely no evidence...
By DAN Staff
17 November 2017
Incident insights
Distracted While Diving
The Diver The diver was a 48-year-old woman who was open-water certified 20 years ago, but had not dived since then. She had recently taken a...
06 November 2017
Medical Questions
Lung squeeze while freediving
ls there any reason cold water might increase the likelihood of lung squeeze while freediving? I have experienced lung squeeze a few times, but only...
By DAN Staff
03 November 2017
