Bain , A., Dvris, I., & Macleod , D. (n.d.). Physiology of static breath holding in elite apneists. Retrieved November 28, 2022, from https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1113/EP086269
Jewell, T. (2020, February 7). Holding your breath: Benefits, side effects, and how to do it safely. Healthline. Retrieved November 28, 2022, from https://www.healthline.com/health/holding-your-breath#benefits
I am not sure whether your record holder is the same person, however an indvidual named Wim Hof is a fascinating person in that he has the apparent ability to control (to a degree) his sympathetic nervous system. In so doing, he has shown that he can decrease blood pressure, modulate his heart rate, decrease immune system activation all through what he calls focused breathing.
ReplyDeleteThis is intriguing because weirdly, I read somewhere a long time ago that holding your breath longer meant you had a good lung capacity, and you are healthy because smokers are unlikely to do so. Because of that, every now and then, I would test myself and see how long I can hold my breath and my goal was always to go for a minute because that was what the article indicated to be a good time for a healthy lung. I also did that because I love playing sports, soccer, baseball, and football and I always want to make sure my lungs are functioning properly.
ReplyDeleteI looked it up and found a similar article to the one I had read and this reports that the average time to hold your breath to indicate a healthy lung is 30 to 90 seconds without any difficulty (Taylor, 2022). But 24 minutes underwater, that’s intense.
CITATION:
Taylor, M. (2022, September 8). How long should you be able to hold your breath for healthy lungs? | livestrong. LIVESTRONG.COM. Retrieved November 28, 2022, from https://www.livestrong.com/article/13773509-how-long-should-you-be-able-to-hold-your-breath/