{"id":1712,"date":"2019-02-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longislandskydiving.com\/?p=1712"},"modified":"2023-06-20T19:45:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T23:45:25","slug":"is-skydiving-for-me-4-things-you-should-ask-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/longislandskydiving.com\/blog\/is-skydiving-for-me-4-things-you-should-ask-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Skydiving For Me? 4 Things You Should Ask Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Skydiving isn’t for everybody – and that’s okay! It is, however, for significantly more people than most folks know, and that’s a problem we’re trying to fix for the good of the world. After all, if you’re wondering if skydiving is really something you should try<\/strong>, a few pervasive little false assumptions can get in your way. That’s a shame – because there’s a good chance that skydiving is just<\/em> the thing you need to fling yourself triumphantly into the next level in life<\/a>! We know you’ll be glad to rid yourself of these silly myths, so let’s get started in answering your most pressing 4 questions before you book that first tandem jump<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Is skydiving for people with a death wish?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Absolutely not. There are plenty of weird misunderstandings about our sport, and of the bunch of them, we find this one the most frustrating. Why? Because it’s the most dramatically untrue of them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In reality, people who make the decision to jump are as far from death-wish territory as you can get. Really, people who embrace the experience of a skydive <\/a>love life like crazy and are really, truly seeking to squeeze every last drop from their short time on earth. Skydiving means living life to the fullest — and then finding ways to live just a little more. But don’t take our word… listen to Will Smith describe his experience:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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