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Never NEVer NEVER (I can do this because I am an old lady and a Mommy) hold your breath while diving. You do not want to experience trauma to your lungs. And none of us want to pull your sorry carcuss out of the water!! Rescue skills are not a pleasure to practice!!
I had an old divemaster tell me to concentrate on my breathing. To calmly breathe in for 10 seconds then breathe out for 10 seconds. When you can do this, you will only breathe 3 times a minute. I haven't made it to the full 10 seconds yet...but I can easily do six or seven. That has helped me the most. I started practicing in the pool. Putting my gear on and just swimming in the dive shops pool and practice breathing (didn't make it to 10 seconds in the pool either)!!
Then, I recommend purchasing some HP tanks. You can get HP 80's or 100's or 120's. The 120's are really big. I think you'll find 100's would be perfect.
Just my long winded $.25!! ages
I had an old divemaster tell me to concentrate on my breathing. To calmly breathe in for 10 seconds then breathe out for 10 seconds. When you can do this, you will only breathe 3 times a minute. I haven't made it to the full 10 seconds yet...but I can easily do six or seven. That has helped me the most. I started practicing in the pool. Putting my gear on and just swimming in the dive shops pool and practice breathing (didn't make it to 10 seconds in the pool either)!!
Then, I recommend purchasing some HP tanks. You can get HP 80's or 100's or 120's. The 120's are really big. I think you'll find 100's would be perfect.
Just my long winded $.25!! ages