Freediving can be an extremely safe sport if participants learn and follow safety guidance, including measures to lower the risks of DCS. You should always exercise care while freediving and remain within your competence for length and depth of dive, gradually increasing these as your skill and physical capacity grow. You can get “the bends”, …
Freediving can make you fit. If you enjoy being active in the water, like the idea of physical and mental challenge, and have the dedication to master important techniques and training, freediving could be a good sport to take up in order to boost your fitness. Freediving is a very physically demanding and mentally challenging …
Your weight should not stop you from freediving as long as your health is generally good and you are able to swim underwater and hold your breath for an average length of time. If you are overweight, freediving might be harder work at first than for those with lower body fat levels. You are likely …
Despite the major demands it makes on the body, freediving can be a very safe and healthy sport when practiced in line with safety guidance and mastery of physical techniques including apnea and ear pressure equalization. At the same time, some medical conditions might raise the risks of freediving to dangerous levels. People with lung, …
Snorkels are an optional piece of freediving equipment that some divers choose to use and others do not. Many serious freedivers favor the simplest possible snorkel, concerned that additional snorkel features add weight, bulk and drag to a freediver’s body without significant benefit. For those who find these features comfortable and useful, it is possible …
Freediving requires thorough training and preparation, as well as a good general level of physical and mental fitness. There are no short-cuts to becoming a safe and competent freediver, and certainly not to reaching competitive freediving levels. Freediving can be hard work, but also highly rewarding. Freediving is a physically and mentally challenging sport that …
You can freedive with freediving fins, scuba fins or snorkeling fins, but you will not get an equal level of freediving performance from each. Freediving fins are longer and give divers more power and speed underwater, enabling them to dive deeper, faster, and return to the surface more safely if needed. A mono-fin is even …
Freediving is a demanding sporting discipline in a potentially dangerous environment and can be hard work. Thorough training and practice of key exercises and techniques (e.g. equalizing ear pressure, apnea exercises) are essential for safety and performance and must not be rushed or skipped. Beginners can learn to freedive to depths of 10-15 meters within …
Getting in shape for freediving can be straightforward for those who are already largely fit and healthy. You should be able to swim and hold your breath for an average length of time, and should complete a training course which teaches important freediving techniques such as ear equalization and effective apnea practice. Freediving is a …
Nitrogen narcosis is rare in diving, and even rarer in freediving compared to scuba diving. It can best be avoided by training well, building up freediving experience, being well-rested and both physically and mentally healthy, and ensuring that there is no alcohol or other intoxicant in your bloodstream while diving. Static and dynamic apnea, cardio, …
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