I just read this article about apnea records being smashed in Hawaii.
One of the record breakers was a 52 year old woman. She held her breath for more than 6 minutes. The other was 64 year old man, who held on for almost 7 minutes.
These are not exactly young people. I would expect the ability to hold ones breath to go down ,as all other things do when you get old(er). I mean, you don't see 50+ year olds winning marathons or long jumps. Yet these guys break new records and impressive ones too.
So... pardon my question if it's dumb, but how come their lungs aren't deteriorating in performance?
One of the record breakers was a 52 year old woman. She held her breath for more than 6 minutes. The other was 64 year old man, who held on for almost 7 minutes.
These are not exactly young people. I would expect the ability to hold ones breath to go down ,as all other things do when you get old(er). I mean, you don't see 50+ year olds winning marathons or long jumps. Yet these guys break new records and impressive ones too.
So... pardon my question if it's dumb, but how come their lungs aren't deteriorating in performance?