Thread: Aerobic exercises like running, cycling?
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Old May 27th, 2008
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Re: Aerobic exercises like running, cycling?
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The blood pressure thing is extremely interesting, especially for us "nearly geriatric" freedivers. Sounds strange, but it is really quite logical. The body is compensating for dropping 02 levels by increasing blood pressure, helping push 02 from the blood to the brain. Make your doc crazy if you get a BP measurement done while in a long breath hold. Scares me when I do it for fun.

I also have some concern about strokes due to hi BP. Docs have told some of my friends with heart problems that freediving is off limits for them, for that reason. However, among healthy divers, I've never heard of any problems that might be traced to this issue.

Connor
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