Freediving and Asthma: Breathing for Better Health
Freediving and Asthma: How Breathing Techniques Can Help Manage Symptoms Freediving has long been admired for its ability to connect humans with the underwater world, but it also offers surprising benefits for people with respiratory conditions like asthma. One of the key elements of freediving training is breath control, and this can directly influence how […]
Exploring the Breath, Both In and Out of the Water
by Sarah Pierroz Freediving Populations Human populations have a long history of exploring the breath underwater. For example, Ama divers, in Japan, have used long breath-holding techniques to harvest shellfish and seaweed at depths of twenty meters for more than 2000 years. Sea nomads, namely the ‘Bajau Laut’ are also skilled divers, who live a […]