Thoughts on Leisure Diving

Have you heard of this new craze called leisure diving? Supposedly it's the next big thing. People say that it's supposed to replace planking. Wait, what is planking you ask? Actually, that's a really good question. My answer is, I don't exactly know. I've heard of it, but I don't quite get it. According to urbandictionary.com, planking is to "lay horizontally in a strange or unusual place. To plank you must lay horizontally straighten your body and point your fingers and toes down (towards your feet), then you must name your "plank" and post a picture of the creator (of the plank) performing the pose on Facebook." Call me crazy, but I don't get it.

The leisure dive. What this image doesn't show is the ruined blazer at the end.

 

So now, this new website called leisuredive.com has sprung up. Their website defines leisure diving as, "striking a ‘leisure pose’ in mid-air. Ideally, a photographer captures the moment when the diver has reached peak height above water, when his or her hips are parallel to the waterline. If successful, the result is an airborne Corona commercial you can post to your preferred social networking platform, or mantle, if you’re old school. Oh, and Leisure Dives are actual dives, not superimposed images. That would just be stupid."

I guess diving into a pool in leisure pose, such as a raised elbow or pretending to line up a putt, is more fun than laying stiff as a board on top of an object. At least you get to fly through the air for a while before smacking the water (probably in an uncomfortable position, causing hitting the water to hurt a little). If you're looking for more information about leisure diving, including some apparel you can purchase, head over to Leisure Dive.