Question What kind of training is best for freediving?

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IanMac

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Hi gang. I'm 66 years old and despite some old injuries, I'm still active with biking, weights and swimming. I'm also newly single and have some time. I have done some SCUBA (NAUI) and played Underwater Hockey in the 80's. My love of water hasn't left me, and I enjoy trying to hold my breath.

So what is the best way to start training aside from biking and perhaps just being underwater in the pool?

Is there still a club in Toronto?

Advice welcome and thanks.

Ian

 

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J Campbell

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Read the "training and techniques" forum on this website. Learn about O2 and CO2 tables and do those

 

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Freedive Hurghada

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IanMac said:

Hi gang. I'm 66 years old and despite some old injuries, I'm still active with biking, weights and swimming. I'm also newly single and have some time. I have done some SCUBA (NAUI) and played Underwater Hockey in the 80's. My love of water hasn't left me, and I enjoy trying to hold my breath.

So what is the best way to start training aside from biking and perhaps just being underwater in the pool?

Is there still a club in Toronto?

Advice welcome and thanks.

Ian

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Hi Ian, there's lots of possible things to train in preparation for freediving, especially in these 'viral' times. Some ideas you can find in the following blog posts on https://freedivehurghada.com/:
- Preparation for freediving
- Static breath hold training for beginner freedivers
- Stretching yoga and pranayama for freediving
Have fun, and looking forward to seeing you under water someday!

 

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ROY ABEL

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Hi Ian
Roy here @ 65 yr old Loving my freediving ..thing is: it’s the simplest and most natural thing isn’t it, so let’s not over complicate it? There are plenty of sharks out there, however, who will offer you deals like ‘20m after 3 days’ ..dunno. Might work, but it’s gotta be dodgy if it takes no account of individual capacity.
The only international accreditation that I could find when starting was AIDA http://www.aidainternational.org.
Works for me

 

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hteas

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If you can afford it, a class can do a lot. Performance Freediving International and Freediving Instructors International are excellent. Both were developed by freedivers, FII by Martin Stepanek, a multiple world record holder, and PFI by Kirk Krak, his coach.