Freediving Wissen
Understand your body. Explore your limits.
Articles
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Equalizing in freediving – why does it sometimes fail?
Why equalization sometimes fails, and why forcing it is dangerous.
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The diving response – what happens to your body underwater?
What your heart, circulation and oxygen do when your face meets the water.
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Why do you feel the urge to breathe when you still have oxygen?
Your urge to breathe tells you that your body wants to breathe, not how much oxygen you have left.
Archive · Freediving Wissen
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Big lungs = a longer breath-hold?
Why, in freediving, lung volume is not the only thing that matters.
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Your dive begins before the descent
Why relaxation, mental preparation and calm breathing play an important role in freediving.
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Why is your breath-hold worse today?
Why a breath-hold can feel different from one day to the next without you having lost your progress.