Hello all,
I'm beginning to get interested in freediving and have been reading a lot on these forums etc. I used to swim in apnea a bit as a kid, but not for 15 years or so. I'm away from the water for a while though, so I've just been trying to learn Freznel etc and today I tried my first static apnea excercises. I read somewhere to try a breath hold, then rest for half the time then hold for longer and repeat. These were my hold times:
1m35s (packed a bit)
3m
3m15s
4m
4m46s
I felt a little light headed after the last so I stopped.
I had some questions: is this safe to do alone on dry land?
Why does the time increase so markedly? Something to do with co2?
Thanks,
John
I'm beginning to get interested in freediving and have been reading a lot on these forums etc. I used to swim in apnea a bit as a kid, but not for 15 years or so. I'm away from the water for a while though, so I've just been trying to learn Freznel etc and today I tried my first static apnea excercises. I read somewhere to try a breath hold, then rest for half the time then hold for longer and repeat. These were my hold times:
1m35s (packed a bit)
3m
3m15s
4m
4m46s
I felt a little light headed after the last so I stopped.
I had some questions: is this safe to do alone on dry land?
Why does the time increase so markedly? Something to do with co2?
Thanks,
John
