The ability to hold your breath at the right moment may be needed by people of completely different professions and hobbies (for example, those who are engaged in freediving or spearfishing). But in order to develop such a skill, it is necessary to spend a considerable amount of time on training and exercise.
Instructions
Step 1
First, start exercising so that you take in as much breaths as possible. Try to alternate between 5-second breaths and 2-minute breaths several times a day. With this exercise, you can increase your chances of holding your breath for a long time.
Step 2
Also, learn to meditate and clear your mind of unnecessary thoughts. Meditation gives you the opportunity to calm down, lower your heart rate, and also reduce the amount of oxygen you consume. If meditation doesn't help, try just closing your eyes and focusing on light, pleasant memories (of rest, for example). This method allows you to reduce the level of discomfort, distract yourself from extraneous thoughts.
Step 3
Also, experts recommend getting rid of excess weight. The fact is that excess weight will only interfere with your workouts and obviously will not be beneficial, because extra pounds require more oxygen. Thus, they interfere with holding your breath for a long time. So do not forget about physical activity, sports exercises. Do them either at the gym or at home. Do not forget about a balanced diet, a correct diet.
Step 4
After long training sessions on land, you can move on to diving in cold water. It is in it that your blood pressure will rise, your heart rate will decrease, which will allow you to hold your breath even longer than when exercising on land. However, do not forget that you should not hold the air in your mouth while holding your breath.
