A Healthy Freediving Diet Instructor course handout David Mulheron What is a healthy freediving diet? Freediving is extremely stressful on the body and to combat the negative effects of this nutrition and diet are extremely important to aid the body in recovery. To quicken recovery time and return to your peak physically and mentally when training and in competition is essential to give you the best results. By choosing … Leer más
Evolution of Underwater Photography Instructor course handout Octavian Alexandru Beldiman First photograph It took a unique combination of ingenuity and curiosity to produce the first known photograph, so it’s fitting that the man who made it was an inventor and not an artist. In the 1820s, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce had become fascinated with the printing method of lithography, in which images drawn on stone could be reproduced using oil-based ink. … Leer más
Humpback Whale’s Physiology and Diving Mechanics Instructor course handout Valentino Rinaldi Abstract Humans diving below the water surface must tolerate low oxygen, high carbon dioxide, and an increase in water pressure. In 1929, August Krogh, Nobel laureate and grandfather of comparative physiology, postulated the Krogh principle, stating that «for every defined physiological problem, there is an optimally suited animal that would most efficiently yield an answer». This review demonstrates how … Leer más
Freediving Photography Instructor course handout Livio «Fakeye» Berra Freediving and photography are 2 subjects that go well together. Combining the freedom of being in the ocean and capturing the moment and the beauty is something that becomes more and more popular. I will explain you the different ways to use photography and freediving below. But first let me add something. The underwater world is full of wonders. While freediving, we … Leer más
Asthma and Freediving Instructor course handout Cristian Castaño Villa Asthma is a chronic long term disease that affects the airways through inflaming and narrowing, making the process of breathing (bringing air into and out of the lungs) very difficult. Asthma then develops with symptoms such as coughing, wheezing (whistling sound when you breath), shortness of breath and chest tightness. The coughing generally occurs at night or early in the morning. … Leer más