CO2 Training during daily activities

[kociubin]

I'm fairly new to freediving--only been certified for a few months. I've been trying to incorporate some CO2 training during regular daily activities. For example:

• Every time I get up from my desk (e.g. to go to the bathroom or kitchen), I do a full exhale and try holding my breath while walking (e.g. usually takes about 45 seconds).
• While watching TV, do some easy breatholds of about 1:30 - 2:30 (until contractions start kicking in hard

I also do some more formalized training using "Freedive Apnea" app.

My Question: is this a sensible strategy? Will it lead to improvement? Or, could this have some detrimental effects I'm not thinking of?

Thank you

 

[J Campbell]

If you are new to long breath holds, then yes it will help you get used to doing long breath holds - you will learn to relax while doing them, which is important. It will become "second nature". But they won't really get "easier" - it's just that they become familiar.