Re: Overweight and freediving
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I read some studies on medline, and in people who were severly overweight, their resting oxygen consumption rate was up to twice that of 'thin' people.
I have noticed that if I lose 6-7lbs of fat, my static apnea increases by a noticeable amount (15-20 seconds).
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Eric Fattah
Canada
http://www.liquivision.ca
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