We have just relocated to Buddha Bar - 7 Thao Dien, D2, HCMC

Our recent students

Congratulations to our students who have recently passed their dive courses with Rainbow Divers Vietnam. Keep diving!!!!!!

Founder of Rainbow Divers-Vietnam, Jeremy Stein, successfully completed the inaugural Phu Quoc Half Marathon. An avid non-runner, he decided to elect for ‘on the job training’ rather than preparation for the big event. Jeremy now accepts that this was totally the wrong concept. “20 years ago I entered + completed the London Marathon. I put in a lot of training (and was obviously 20 years younger!) and felt pretty good at the end. However, the race in PQ was particularly grueling (and pretty boring). My legs, hips and knees were delicate to say the least for a couple of days after. So whilst I achieved my goal of finishing the race, it certainly wasn’t a record beating time!”
 
Jeremy, a PADI Course Director, is based in Saigon and actively teaches all PADI Diving Courses from Try-Dives to Divemaster + Instructor. He can be contacted via jeremy@divevietnam.com. The saigonwebsite is www.divevietnam.com/saigonpromo 

100% Project Aware!

Dear Jeremy,

Congratulations your dive centre is officially 100% AWARE.  From 12.04.12 every student you teach will receive a Project AWARE card.* Hooray!

Research on coral health in Nha Trang, Vietnam

Micaela, Kayrie and Jelena are measuring how much mucus the corals are producing from stressed and not stressed reefs. We have realized that corlas from the fish farms produce more mucus, and contain more bacteria (both good ones and bad ones) compared to the marine parks. The Vietnamese student Hanh studies the viruses ( a new field) and bacteria in coral mucus. We measure the volume of mucus produced over time. It may be a good indicator on coral health. Slimy indeed.

I hope I explained it well.

Very short: We measure slime production in corals (and yes  they produce lot s of it) over time. The same type of corals in stressed areas produce more slime and bacteria than the ones from the protected marine parks.Slime production over time seems to be a good measure of coral health. The same study will be performed 4 times a year to find seasonal differences.

Micaela Hellstrom

PADI Open Water Course in Saigon

Today Jeremy is teaching in french! In Gaudi, District 2, Saigon.
I took the boy to have a swim after the pool skills :-)

Dive Nha Trang, Vietnam, with Rainbow DIvers

Last weekend, I went with my best friend and our 18months old boys to Nha Trang,

On saturday morning we left the boys with their dads and went on Rainbow Divers's dive boat for 2 dives on Hon Mun Island.

On the first dive we saw 2 seahorses, a frogfish, lionfish, gorgeous anemone with their clownfish and shrimps,... on the second dive an octopus, a peacock mantis shrimp and lots of nudibranches and lovely and weird critters. We had a great morning and DiveMaster Duc was fabulous!

Jacques-Yves's first Scuba lesson

PADI Junior Open Water Course

PADI Course Director Jeremy P. Stein has been teaching ten year old twins today!
A lot of fun for all of them.
FOr information, contact Jeremy@divevietnam.com

PADI Open Water Course in Saigon, ISHCMC, International School.

PADI Course Director Jeremy P. Stein and PADI MSDT Marie Denis are teaching the students of ISHCMC in An Phu, District 2, Saigon.

After having completed the confined water session in Saigon, the students and teacher will finish the PADI course in Nha Trang.

Diving & Tapas

Learn to dive in the pool in Saigon, and enjoy the tapas for lunch! in Gaudi, Thao Dien street, #4, An Phu, D2.

PADI Open Water Course in Saigon

New Celebrity Fitness Trend: Scuba Diving

Monday, 1/23/2012 at 9:39:32 AM

By Jennipher Walters 

Sick of the gym or the cold winter weather? Then it's time to try the new workout that celebs like Jessica Alba, Sandra Bullock, Katie Holmes, and Nina Dobrev of the CW show The Vampire Diaries love: scuba diving! Although scuba diving may seem like more of a fun vacation activity rather than a workout, scuba burns tons of calories while tightening and toning your body.

"Scuba diving provides a full body workout that combines cardio and strength training to burn calories, tone muscles and even improve breathing" says Theresa Kaplan, director of communications for The Professional Association of Diving Instructors(PADI). "Although your body is buoyant underwater and you feel virtually weightless while scuba diving, maneuvering through water requires constant motion by your entire body, thus toning and strengthening muscles in your thighs, shoulders and your core."

In fact, just 30 minutes of scuba diving can burn up to 400 calories for the average woman. Most diving excursions last about 30 to 45 minutes, so depending on the diver’s experience level and the type of dive, it's not uncommon to burn 500+ calories during one workout. 

One of the best things about scuba diving though — and the reason why so many celebrities enjoy it — is because it doesn't feel like a workout. 

"The act of exploring the underwater world and being one amongst a sea of unique creatures and organisms is an exhilarating and life-changing experience unlike no other,"

Kaplan says. "Scuba diving provides a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, which is why so many people, celebrities included, are drawn to this activity."