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Tricks to hold your breath longer

World record holder William Trubridge talks about freediving.
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What is Freediving (Freediving NZ)

 

How to Introduce Kids to Freediving (DiveWise)

Make sure you know how to freedive safely if you are going to try it.

 


Activities

Practise: Holding your breath

How long can you hold your breath for? Did you know that with practise, you can get better?

Try this: Every day for a week, practise holding your breath for as long as you can. Take a few deep breaths in and aaaall the way out before you practise to help you improve faster.

After a week, measure your time and see if you've improved!

CO2

 

A heavy, colourless gas which comes out when we breathe. Our lungs absorb oxygen from the air when we breathe, and then we exhale out CO2 as a waste product. CO2 is also used in soft drinks to make them bubbly!

Conserve

 

To protect something from harm.

Consume

 

When we eat or drink something, we consume it. The word consume is also used when we buy something, or when something is destroyed e.g. Consumed by fire.

Freediving

 

A form of underwater diving that requires a diver to hold their breath underwater without the help of any gear (e.g. scuba equipment) to help them breathe.

Oxygen

 

An element found in the air that is necessary for life.

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