Granny Scuba
Contributor
All (5) of my family members were certified in the last couple of months.
We have all had the same approximate number of "post" certifications dives...so we all have about the same experience. We do the same dives, so we basically all have the same dive profile, same depth, same bottom time, etc....its like we are (5) buddies, but we still use air at varying rates.
It cant be physical differences....because....
My 3 sons are/were college athletes, all still working out daily, not an ounce of fat between them ....in other words great physical conditions, yet they use air at very different rates. My oldest must have gills because he can make a tank last forever. My middle son who runs 40-50 miles a week for 10 years uses air at a much faster rate. And ole fat me falls somewhere in between.
Its not age....because I use less than one of my sons (who is less than half my age)
I am looking for ideas to make a tank last longer
1. breathing exercises
I have read that yoga breathing exercises will help with air consumption.
breathe deeper
I heard a boat captain say that breathing deeper would make your tank last longer. I think I was taught "slow-deep" as opposed to "short-shallow-fast"
What is controlled breathing?
Smoking
While none of us are smokers, and I certainly dont advocate smoking, I once heard that smokers use less air. Why?
too much lead Could being overweighted cause you to go thru a tank too fast.
I have read contradicting information on this. I have read that runners use more air, but I also read that athletes use less air. I read that fat people use more and I also have read that they use less. I dont know what to believe.
I am confident that some folks out there have made some type of modification and found it improved air consumption. Please share any ideas.
Thanks for any other ideas!
We have all had the same approximate number of "post" certifications dives...so we all have about the same experience. We do the same dives, so we basically all have the same dive profile, same depth, same bottom time, etc....its like we are (5) buddies, but we still use air at varying rates.
It cant be physical differences....because....
My 3 sons are/were college athletes, all still working out daily, not an ounce of fat between them ....in other words great physical conditions, yet they use air at very different rates. My oldest must have gills because he can make a tank last forever. My middle son who runs 40-50 miles a week for 10 years uses air at a much faster rate. And ole fat me falls somewhere in between.
Its not age....because I use less than one of my sons (who is less than half my age)
I am looking for ideas to make a tank last longer
1. breathing exercises
I have read that yoga breathing exercises will help with air consumption.
breathe deeper
I heard a boat captain say that breathing deeper would make your tank last longer. I think I was taught "slow-deep" as opposed to "short-shallow-fast"
What is controlled breathing?
Smoking
While none of us are smokers, and I certainly dont advocate smoking, I once heard that smokers use less air. Why?
too much lead Could being overweighted cause you to go thru a tank too fast.
I have read contradicting information on this. I have read that runners use more air, but I also read that athletes use less air. I read that fat people use more and I also have read that they use less. I dont know what to believe.
I am confident that some folks out there have made some type of modification and found it improved air consumption. Please share any ideas.
Thanks for any other ideas!