How to protect your hair!

Dive Central Gili, Diving Health, Holidays in the Gilis, Random, SCUBA diving, tips for diversDive Central15 July 2017Scuba Diving, Gili Trawangan, tips for divingComment

8 Tips to any new Diver from a PADI instructor part 2

In last weeks blog we gave you 4 tips on how to get better as a diver, this week we follow up with part 2. Read part 1 here!

Activities, Diving Techniques, Diving Health, PADI Courses, SCUBA divingDive Central26 June 2017diving, scuba, underwater world, PADI, tips for new divers, indonesia, Gili Islands, Gili holidaysComment

Keeping fit as a diver - 5 easy exercises to do at home!

Learn about 5 simple routines to keep fit as a diver!

Diving Health, Diving Techniques, Health Benefits of Scuba, Holidays in the Gilis, SCUBA diving, tips for diversDive Central5 March 2017Scuba Diving, fitness, diving health Comment

Am I narced yet?

Ever heard of the word Nitrogen Narcosis? This weeks blog is all about getting narced, learn more about it.

Health Benefits of Scuba, Diving Techniques, Super Saturation diving, Diving Health, SCUBA diving, tips for diversDive Central4 September 2016diving experience, gili trawangan, Advanced Open water, scuba, diving, nitrogen narcosis, PADI, indonesia

Decompression Diving - not as dangerous as you'd think

As recreational divers, we are taught to stick within our limits, to watch our depth and time and to come up just completing a safety stop. Decompression diving goes against this, teaching divers to push their limits. to plan dives where they will go into decompression and to make extra decompression stops on the way to the surface. Although a little more tricky, decompression diving is not as dangerous as you think. You just need to plan your dive and dive your plan!

Don't forget your SMB!

Dive Central Gili, Diving Health, Diving Techniques, PADI Courses, Safe Diving, SCUBA diving, tips for diversDive Central17 April 2016DSMBs, SMBs, surface marker buoy, diving techniques, diving equipment, safe divingComment

Re-compression awareness - Get narked without getting wet!

Find out all about the Bends, Nitrogen narcosis, the affects and how you can prevent and cure it in a safe and controlled environment. Even get yourself a PADI recompression awareness certification! Fun and informative, this experience is one not to be missed and one that you won't forget for the rest of your diving life!

Diving Health, Diving Techniques, PADI Courses, Safe Diving, tips for diversDive Central3 January 2016nitrogen narcosis, decompression sickness, the bends, dci, dcs, oxygen therapy, hyperbaric, recompression chamberComment

Can humans live underwater?

It is quite interesting how we can push the boundaries and our bodies into doing things that we are not originally designed to do. Here, we explore how the human body can live and work under water for long periods of time., how it may affect us in the long and short term.

Diving Health, Safe DivingDive Central11 December 2015super saturation, living underwater, underwater habitat, marine researchComment

A guide to equalizing

There is nothing more frustrating than getting ready to go for a dive, spending your time and money in order get ready to enjoy your favourite sport. But once you are finally decsending that unpleasant feeling in your ears are starting to build up. And no matter that you do - the squeeze just doesn't seem to go away. This weeks blog is about equalizing - tips for us divers how to prevent any problems during your dive.

Dive Central Gili, Diving Health, Diving Techniques, Health Benefits of Scuba, tips for divers, SCUBA divingDive Central30 October 2015Scuba Diving, health benefits of scuba diving, equalizing, gili trawanganComment

Breathing like a diver!

Why does some divers consume more air than others. Apart from the obvious reasons such as gender and the size of your lungs - how you breath will impact the amount of air we consume. in this weeks blog we are talking about some techniques we as divers can use to improve our air consumption.

Diving Health, Health Benefits of Scuba, SCUBA diving, tips for divers, Diving TechniquesDive Central23 October 2015Breathing techniques, scuba diving, improving, training, Gili Trawangan Comment

decompression sickness - what's the deal?

A lot of our customers ask about the hazards of diving. Like any other sport there are some risks, however as long as you know your limits and dive safely, the risks are minimal. In this weeks blog we are talking about Decompression sickness, what it is and how we can prevent it.