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How long can you hold your breath?

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  • Adventurer23
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    Xper 7 Age: 44 , mho 61%
    +1 y

    Without any preparation or training, on average, about 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 minutes. My longest was about 4 minutes and 30 seconds. I've never done any breath hold training though. If I did I could probably get into the 6s or maybe beyond. Hard to say.

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    • Adventurer23
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      I just timed myself and did 2 minutes and 32 seconds. I always seem to hit somewhere between the 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 minute mark.

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  • mstbooblover
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    Yoda Age: 71
    +1 y

    When I was around 18 some fellow students and I did such a test. I was able to reach 3 minutes inactive sitting on a chair, without cheating. Now, at 69 years of age, when I go swimming I always start with a full length underwater 20 to 25 meter distance, the latter being the length of the pool. I guess that must be about 1 minute swimming apnea.

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  • DizzyDesii
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    Master Age: 30 , mho 55%
    +1 y
    870 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.

    Its hard to do so when thinking about it. But if it ever came down to needing to do so to survive then i can

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    • DizzyDesii
      DizzyDesii
      +1 y

      I just tried to and i got 2 minutes and 6 seconds. My lips started burning from trying to hold em shut 🤣 but the way i survived even that long was by calming myself, breathing out of my nose and closing my eyes halfway through. I feel like as a kid i could do 4-6 mins but i really dont remember

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    • DizzyDesii
      DizzyDesii
      +1 y

      Its odd but i always felt like i breathe through my eyes. I dont feel like im suffocating with my mouth or nose covered but cover my eyes and i panic

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Oh wow that is interesting

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  • Ms_Facesitter
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    Guru Age: 31
    +1 y

    1 minute 31 seconds. Starting to feel bad for the person I'm sitting on. Juuust a little.

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
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      🤣🤣🤣

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    • DizzyDesii
      DizzyDesii
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      😂😂😂

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  • Wish4UrB00ty
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    Explorer Age: 35 , mho 38%
    +1 y

    So I think my best time was like 2 minutes… but that was a long time ago. I haven’t tried in a long time even.

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    • Wish4UrB00ty
      Wish4UrB00ty
      +1 y

      How long can you hold it for?

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      I don't know. I was like a minute and a half before i stopped because I was bored

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    • Wish4UrB00ty
      Wish4UrB00ty
      +1 y

      Haha! That is pretty good though! I mean I can see that getting boring pretty quick though.

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Yeah.🥴

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  • OfMiceandMen
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    Guru Age: 53 , mho 34%
    +1 y

    When I was younger and into Scuba Diving and working as a lifeguard/swim instructor at the beach, I would practice all the time and got up to around 3 minutes or so.

    These days likely 2 minutes.

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  • PointTaken
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    Xper 6 Age: 47
    +1 y

    I don't know. I haven't actually tried in a while.

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Try it now

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    • PointTaken
      PointTaken
      +1 y

      Wow. I'm horrible. I did 30 seconds. Lol. I just woke for a bit, good excuse? Lol

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Booo👎🏾

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    • PointTaken
      PointTaken
      +1 y

      🤣🤣 I'll have to try again later. I need practice.

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Yes. I'm very disappointed in you😔

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    • PointTaken
      PointTaken
      +1 y

      That makes two of us. Maybe I'll curl up in a corner and keep practicing. After some more sleep, I'll probably keep trying at work and see how long.

      Reply
    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Lmao

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    • PointTaken
      PointTaken
      +1 y

      I got to 50 seconds then got interrupted. Lol

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  • lottiebannotie
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    Xper 6 Age: 26
    +1 y

    Just over a minute I really need to give up smoking lol

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Lmao. That's pretty good

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    • lottiebannotie
      lottiebannotie
      +1 y

      It's not too bad but it's definitely gone downhill

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  • LikeALog
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    Yoda Age: 38 , mho 53%
    +1 y

    If I'm underwater it's much longer than if I'm in a horsebarn.

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  • Hispanic-Cool-Guy
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    Master Age: 39
    +1 y
    701 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.

    Maybe 40 seconds. I don't feel like trying neither. 😂

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  • najekim
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    Guru Age: 67
    +1 y

    Used t do 2.5 minutes or so. Now I'd be lucky at 30 seconds. ;)

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  • Anonymous
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    (25-29)
    +1 y

    Not much. And you?
    I like your chocolate skin tone.

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    • Anonymous
      Opinion Owner
      +1 y

      Is your face comparitively darker or lighter in tone than your arms and legs or belly?

    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      You making it weird ocastbury

    • Anonymous
      Opinion Owner
      +1 y

      What do you mean

  • D_Bone_Steak
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    Master Age: 42 , mho 43%
    +1 y
    927 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.

    3 minutes is my record.

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    • D_Bone_Steak
      D_Bone_Steak
      +1 y

      The trick is to shut your mind off. Seriously... shit works.

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      You can hold it for 3 minutes, i believe you that it works.

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    • D_Bone_Steak
      D_Bone_Steak
      +1 y

      Yeah... timed and everything with my head underwater. I think the trick of just shutting the mind down is the way that I do it. If I sit there thinking my body starts needing oxygen faster... If I don't think at all though...

      Other than that... re-breath the air you took in before going underwater. That would be the only advice I could give on it. That's what I do when I really just want to go back up for air. Turn that brain off from panicking (AKA thinking) and just pretend everything is normal.

      Hyperventilating is something that helps a lot as well. Breathe a lot before a dive until you feel like you're high.

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  • exitseven
    exitseven Follow
    Master Age: 54
    +1 y
    4.3K opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.

    I just timed myself at 65 seconds.

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Not bad

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    • exitseven
      exitseven
      +1 y

      I used to be able to hold it for 3 minutes. I could swim the length of a Olympic size swimming pool underwater.

      Reply
    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Noice

      Reply
  • LavLavLuv
    LavLavLuv Follow
    Master Age: 25
    +1 y
    595 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.

    45 seconds lmaoo

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Bunny get that stamina up

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  • Charliefretz329
    Charliefretz329 Follow
    Guru Age: 42
    +1 y

    Couple minutes if I prepare properly

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Alright now

      Reply
    • Charliefretz329
      Charliefretz329
      +1 y

      Yeppers

      Reply
  • DJB72
    DJB72 Follow
    Guru Age: 53
    +1 y
    496 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.

    About two minutes but I'm working on it 🤣

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  • Prince_09
    Prince_09 Follow
    Explorer Age: 29
    +1 y

    15 sec.. what about you?

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Not fully sure. I was at minute and 1/2 before i got bored and stopped

      Reply
    • Prince_09
      Prince_09
      +1 y

      You felt heavy or bored?

      Reply
  • humanearth
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    Master Age: 57
    +1 y

    Don't have a clue

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  • beebella
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    Master Age: 31
    +1 y
    419 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.

    I don't know, I've never timed it. 😂

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  • SnowedIn
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    Master Age: 51 , mho 37%
    +1 y

    About 1 minute 17 seconds.

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    • The_Shadow_Dweller
      The_Shadow_Dweller
      +1 y

      Around the same time. But a bit more. My dad made me take the breath holding test to make sure my SPO2 was good when COVID was at its peak.
      He checked with the machine eventually, but the holding test was a good indicator.

      Even better was taking a huge breath and recounting alphabets followed by numbers. The more you counted, the better.

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    • SnowedIn
      SnowedIn
      +1 y

      @The_Shadow_Dweller ... neat stories and great point. I'm surprised I was able to hold for this long.

      Reply
  • skyee_727
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    Xper 5 Age: 17
    +1 y

    40 seconds at best... lol

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  • Pink2000
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    Master Age: 25
    +1 y
    835 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.

    30 seconds

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Really?

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    • Pink2000
      Pink2000
      +1 y

      Yeah that’s it.

      Reply
    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      All gud

      Reply
  • Jennz6
    Jennz6 Follow
    Master Age: 36
    +1 y
    471 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.

    2 minutes

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Dang

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    • Jennz6
      Jennz6
      +1 y

      Under water

      Reply
  • standardguy
    standardguy Follow
    Yoda Age: 46
    +1 y

    About 30 seconds

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  • Fuentes
    Fuentes Follow
    Master Age: 33
    +1 y
    906 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.

    A minute lol

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    • Msputiton
      Msputiton
      +1 y

      Not bad

      Reply
  • InsecureLivesMatter
    InsecureLivesMatter Follow
    Xper 6 Age: 25
    +1 y

    Maximum 10 seconds before I get a seizure

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  • Preeti161101
    Preeti161101 Follow
    Yoda Age: 35
    +1 y

    100 second

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    • Prince_09
      Prince_09
      +1 y

      Wow that's great

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  • TallAnon
    TallAnon Follow
    Master Age: 29
    +1 y
    935 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.

    Roughly 50s

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  • eagle1951
    eagle1951 Follow
    Master Age: 73
    +1 y
    950 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.

    not long now

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