Freediving for Scuba Divers – why?

"The Scuby", by Azam Hamid

Why is it that more and more scuba divers choose to do a freedive course, or even start to train regularly as freedivers? Freediving is not just about holding your breath. Even more so it’s about becoming efficient in the water to not waste any energy and thus, air. So, the key to the growing popularity of freediving in the scuba community lies within the tools you are given in the freedive course. Lets have a look at a few of them:

You will learn how to relax your body and mind and use your breathing patterns to do so. This alone makes your scuba adventures more enjoyable, as you can now consciously work your level of activity. Or how about this one: In a freedive course you will work on your finning technique and body positioning in the water – getting both right will make you a more confident diver, even more so when you hit a current or even choose to swim across it.

Here’s one more: Did you know that there are about a dozen different equalization techniques to help that smooth descent? In a freedive course you will have a go at many of them and find the one that suits you best. Congestions of the airways are a common reason why “scubies”, as well as freedivers, have to stop their diving adventures – but congestions can be avoided by doing daily breathing exercises that we learnt from the Indian tradition of Pranayama. No congestions, great equalization.

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