Got a tip on how to breathe so you don't go through your air?

[spectrum]

The more time you spend in the water the more comfortable you will feel. The more comfortable feel the less air you will breath. There is no real shortcut that I have ever seen that actually works.

Actually there is something of a shortcut at least in terms of bottom time. The year before getting scuba certified I logged just over 100 local skin dives. A wet face, sustained oral breathing and being away from shore on the water were second nature. The much maligned snorkel will train you to breathe deeply and deliberately to avoid being winded. You get accustomed to a mask, submerged face, dealing with a wet suit, donning fins, weight belt and nearly all the gear of scuba. Add a BC, regulator and cylinder and you're scuba diving. It's a great gateway sport and equally effective for active divers. Many divers have local sites where they can get this exposure. One of my first winters I made it a routine to go to the Y and do laps in mask, fins and snorkel followed by breath-hold pool lengths. That sort of intense fin kicking really jacks up your cramp resistance.

The other magic bullet is to sing, in the car, shower whatever you want to make some noise. Controlling your lungs for long passage and notes will tell your diaphragm who is boss and give you the tool to hone when in the water.

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Pete

 

[TMHeimer]

The more time you spend in the water the more comfortable you will feel. The more comfortable feel the less air you will breath. There is no real shortcut that I have ever seen that actually works.

Makes good sense. Perhaps my breathing was pretty good from the get go has to do with being a wind player for 45 years before OW course?

 

[Nemrod]

You "Yoga people" are going to hell.
I have it on good authority that "meditation" and "looking inward" is Satanic.

Is it Okay for Christians to Do Yoga? | RELEVANT Magazine
Just sayin'.

Chug
Ommmmmmmmm.........
**snicker**

LOL, being PC to Christian bash, I suspect it would not be okay for Muslims for the very same reasons and Jews likewise.

But, I think, not feel, that yoga as practiced by all the yoga folks is simply an exercise routine that concentrates on stretching, body control and spiritual/mental calm. I suppose if God wanted to speak to someone then the clarity one might achieve through yoga might reduce that signal to noise ratio that modern life creates with all the texts, tweets, calls and electronic buzz thus allowing one that moment to commune with the creator.

And, in the spirit of Christmas, it too has pagan roots, repurposed of course.

1. Physical fitness
2. Stillness
3. Efficiency of movement
4. Breathing, deep and slow

And if y'all want to put yoga in there, I am rather of the thought that the creator will not mind.

N

 

[Iralub]

My wife recently told me she has been using her yoga breathing to help her relax and has subsequently noticed she is a lot better on her air consumption rate.

She usually blows through her air but I have noticed recently that she has been remarkably better. I even had to check my gear to see if I had leaks because I couldn't understand it. She told me that her yoga breathing involves long slow inhale and exhale breaths. Typically she breathing through nose for yoga but she substituted that by using her mouth for diving and it really worked for her.

I have not really figured out exactly what I do but just that I naturally breathe really slow and therefore my air consumption is usually pretty good when compared to other dive buddies.

Are you still trying to figure out what to do to improve your breathing technique, if you have time check out yoga breathing see if this helps you, it definitely helped my wife (favorite dive buddy).

Frank G
www.zgearinc.com

I do that too. Long slow inhale and an even longer complete exhale, like in a yoga class. I was going through some videos I had shot while diving and was surprised to find that I was taking about 3 breaths a minute.

The system does fall down in a current or if I'm over-exerted.

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[Frosty]

IMO and experience with new divers the fastest way to reduce air useage is to RELAX. Its not a magic bullet or fancy solution. Chill/relax and you'll use less air.

 

[Neilwood]

IMO and experience with new divers the fastest way to reduce air useage is to RELAX. Its not a magic bullet or fancy solution. Chill/relax and you'll use less air.

I found this to be so true.

OW cert dives - pretty nervous =12l @230bar lasted about 30-35 mins (max depth 10-12m)

All the dives below were on the same weekend and approx same profiles (all rental tanks in different states of repair hence the issue on dive 3)
1st post OW dive - pretty nervous as above =same result (did go a fair bit deeper than my OW cert dives though to 18m max depth so consumption should have been elevated slightly).
2nd post OW dive - relaxed after the first one =12l@230bar lasted 45 minutes on similar profile.
3rd post OW dive - combination of equipment issues requiring multiple trips up from the shore edge to the vans with the tanks(fault tank valve, yoke insert stuck in place) = stressed so 12l@230bar lasted 30 mins
4th post OW dive = relaxed again so 10l@230bar lasted 38mins.

Was easy to see that stress/nervousness increased consumption but on those dives where I went in relaxed my dive time increased by about 30%.

 

[lermontov]

enjoy being excited about your new diving experience -its the best part of taking on a new sport -conservative air consumption will come

 

[RJP]

Slow down period. Many divers, especially new (though not exclusively) divers are like frisky panting puppy dogs, overexcited and doing everything, including breathing, too fast.

 

[Chugwhump]

14. Get a bigger tank!

Chug
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