| Scuba diving offers a new world of experiences and | | | | for the underwater photos that have superbly |
| opportunities that we terrestrial beings won't | | | | captured marine life in action. Nonetheless, nothing |
| encounter on land. With the invention of the | | | | matches a first hand encounter of marine life. Diving |
| self-contained underwater breathing apparatus | | | | vacation spots such as the Red Sea and Galapagos |
| (SCUBA), along with the use of specialized scuba | | | | Islands have been found to contain the finest |
| equipment that allows a human being to stay | | | | underwater wonders including amazing coral |
| underwater for extended periods of the time, the | | | | architecture and unique species of fishes and marine |
| thirst to probe the depths has never been quenched | | | | plants. To intensify your appreciation for marine life, |
| ever since. In fact, there's more to scuba diving than | | | | you can also participate in environmental organizations |
| what non-divers tend to assume. Here are a few | | | | such as the REEF (Reef Environmental Education |
| good reasons why you should gear up in your scuba | | | | Foundation) and NARC (Neptune's Army of Rubbish |
| gear and dive: | | | | Cleaners) to immerse on the purposeful protection of |
| #1 It's a Great Way to Keep in Shape. | | | | marine environment and wildlife. |
| Subjected to a weightless environment underwater, | | | | #3 It is a Novel Spiritual Experience. |
| scuba diving actually feels more like flying. Through | | | | Scuba diving can either be a relaxing or challenging |
| this, your body gets a holistic exercise as it courses | | | | experience. But whether you are a novice diver or an |
| through the waters and succumbs to buoyant forces. | | | | expert diver, know that scuba diving is a fulfilling |
| Moreover, diving is an excellent cardiovascular | | | | experience. Each dive is always unique. The fact that |
| workout that will make you burn more calories with | | | | diving feels like flying underwater, with the great sea |
| every distance cruised and without feeling exhausted | | | | and its cropping life as background, only adds zest to |
| despite exertion for a long period of time. | | | | the experience. Nothing compares to the encounter |
| #2 It Widens your Perspective of the World. | | | | of serenity a diver can get while submerged in a |
| The ocean is home to a diverse variety of flora and | | | | whole new water environment. |
| fauna that non-divers would surely miss out, except | | | | |