article_snippet.sent: In order to stay alive, the brain is constantly telling the body to breathe.
article_snippet.sent: If you don’t obey the body primitive urges, carbon dioxide soon starts building up in the body, prompting an overwhelming desire to take a gulp of air.
article_snippet.sent: To fight that instinct, a competitive breath-holder has to work hard at expanding a competitive breath-holder lung capacity with a regular series of intensive breathing exercises.
article_snippet.sent: They practise ‘static apnoea’ once or twice a week, as well as ‘dynamic apnoea’ - holding breath while swimming - once in a while for fun, and also general fitness training.
article_snippet.sent: a competitive breath-holder also follows a diet high in fruit and vegetables, as well as broccoli, cauliflower and fish oil.
article_snippet.sent: But the video is still incredibly impressive, as a competitive breath-holder holds a competitive breath-holder breath for minutes on end.