OK a question. It has been confusing me for a little while and I might well have to do a presentation on this.
Is freediving an aerobic or anaeribic sport? Or both?
The more aerobically fit you are the more efficiently you use oxygen. Therefore, theoretically, the fitter person should be able to last longer on 1 breath, right?
However the nature of the sport is with out oxygen (anaerobic). This type of exercise is, however, usually defined as a short, powerful movement like a jump or a sprint. Now correct me if I’m wrong but freediving is a slow relaxed movement, and you are not totally without oxygen until the very end.
So is it that the sport is a mixture? The build up is very much aerobic (breathing exercises etc) but the event is actually both. Working as efficiently as possible on one breath until all the oxygen is used at which point is becomes anaerobic?? But at this point are you still moving in a relaxed state or are you sprinting for the surface?
Or is it a case that exercise when in apnea falls into a completely different category?
Oh my god, I’ve gone cross eyed!!!
Thank you from a very confused Porky

Is freediving an aerobic or anaeribic sport? Or both?
The more aerobically fit you are the more efficiently you use oxygen. Therefore, theoretically, the fitter person should be able to last longer on 1 breath, right?
However the nature of the sport is with out oxygen (anaerobic). This type of exercise is, however, usually defined as a short, powerful movement like a jump or a sprint. Now correct me if I’m wrong but freediving is a slow relaxed movement, and you are not totally without oxygen until the very end.
So is it that the sport is a mixture? The build up is very much aerobic (breathing exercises etc) but the event is actually both. Working as efficiently as possible on one breath until all the oxygen is used at which point is becomes anaerobic?? But at this point are you still moving in a relaxed state or are you sprinting for the surface?
Or is it a case that exercise when in apnea falls into a completely different category?
Oh my god, I’ve gone cross eyed!!!
Thank you from a very confused Porky