few setbacks regarding scuba certification

Mr. Ed

Be what you is not what you what you ain’t
Location
Central NY
My original Buoyancy control device (BCD) was too large for me so i sold it to Leisure World. In the mean time I tried a backplate winged BC but it wasn't for me. Next I used a Hollis 200 HD BC that had its own challenges such as weight distribution and face out-of-water BC buoyancy.

Regardless of the experience, I bought a new Hollis 200 HD BC that I am waiting for to continue training. Being slightly depressed the past 2 weeks restricted body movement and created weight gain. Increased medication raised mood level to focus on exercise and stamina. Use it or lose it.

It doesn't take long periods of inactivity before my body loses strength and endurance. This goes to show how short of time I have before everything falls apart.
 

I wonder if there's a point (for seniors) when there's just no getting it back. As long as a person maintains a healthy diet and doesn't develop any serious health issues (physical ones), seems to me that regaining at least adequate strength and endurance is always a possibility. I've had to "come back" a few times, and I can say, the older you get the more work it takes. And I've never come back as strong as I was decades ago, but maybe that's mental thing; maybe I just didn't believe I could.
 
I have had to comeback more than once and you are right it gets harder every time.
 


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