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Increase Breath Hold

If humans can live without oxygen for 3 minutes then why can people hold their breathes for longer than that?

Also how do you increase the length of time you can hold your breath for?

You can go MUCH longer than 3 minutes holding your breath. You train by holding your breath for periods of time, and your body adjusts. Lung capacity also has a lot to do with how long you can hold your breath for. David Blaine just held his breath underwater for something like 17 minutes! Part of what he did though was breathing in pure oxygen through a mask beforehand to flush out the carbon dioxide in his blood.

But still, it is possible to hold your breath for much longer. Many magicians, like Blaine and Houdini, train themselves to hold their breath for several minutes at a time; it's part of the illusion they give.

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Breath Builder Isomeric Exerciser $17.99 The Breath Builder Isomeric Exerciser helps you increase breath control for better performance in music. Instrumentalists and vocalists alike find they can use their breath energy more efficiently. Improve your tone, and most of all, those long phrases will trouble you no more! Feel gratification and have more confidence singing and playing. There are 2 straw tube sizes: Small for resistance, used for upper brass and all woodwinds except the flute; Large for vocal, low brass, and the flute.

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How to increase lung capacity for swimming?

how can i increase my lung capacity to hold my breath under water for a while?
I don't have a pool but i always leap at a chance to go swiming.

Holding your breath might give you an idea of your personal lung capacity, but will not do to much too much to improve your lung strength. There are specific lung exercises - a good place to look for these would be asthma help sites, but the best way to improve your lung capacity is to do any sort of cardio training. Running or even power walking are great for this. You could also try DVD's like Billy Blanks Tae Bo as this will really get you moving and will help with core strength and cardio conditioning.