{"id":366,"date":"2021-09-28T03:46:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T03:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/?p=366"},"modified":"2021-09-28T03:47:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T03:47:59","slug":"what-is-freediving-and-5-reasons-to-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/?p=366","title":{"rendered":"What is Freediving and 5 reasons to do it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>What is Freediving or Apnea Training?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve probably heard about spearfishing right? When a diver holds their breath to swim under the water to hunt. Well, freediving is the more relaxed\/training focus of spearfishing.<br><br>During a freediving course, you\u2019ll learn everything you need to conduct breath-hold dives safely and then start to push your limits of what you thought was possible.<br><br>We won\u2019t be going for any depth world records but you will have a chance to see what your body can do and experience a lot of things you didn\u2019t know you had inside you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s get to the point of the blog\u2026 5 reasons to freedive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Freediving NZ | Ti Point \ud83e\udd91 \ud83d\udc20 \ud83d\udc21 \ud83d\udc1f\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eArmzfzZdPg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Our PADI Course Director Chris Hailey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/243167632_389286086062955_8386037589784805685_n.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/243167632_389286086062955_8386037589784805685_n-1024x723.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"367\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/243167632_389286086062955_8386037589784805685_n.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/?attachment_id=367\" class=\"wp-image-367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/243167632_389286086062955_8386037589784805685_n-1024x723.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/243167632_389286086062955_8386037589784805685_n-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/243167632_389286086062955_8386037589784805685_n-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/243167632_389286086062955_8386037589784805685_n.png 1198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242537019_896239674328228_3307229969299322798_n.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242537019_896239674328228_3307229969299322798_n-1024x680.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"368\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242537019_896239674328228_3307229969299322798_n.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/?attachment_id=368\" class=\"wp-image-368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242537019_896239674328228_3307229969299322798_n-1024x680.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242537019_896239674328228_3307229969299322798_n-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242537019_896239674328228_3307229969299322798_n-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242537019_896239674328228_3307229969299322798_n.png 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242717075_195921029292145_793026686173161526_n.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242717075_195921029292145_793026686173161526_n-1024x679.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"369\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242717075_195921029292145_793026686173161526_n.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/?attachment_id=369\" class=\"wp-image-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242717075_195921029292145_793026686173161526_n-1024x679.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242717075_195921029292145_793026686173161526_n-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242717075_195921029292145_793026686173161526_n-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/242717075_195921029292145_793026686173161526_n.png 1198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1 \u2013 The Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone will be a great experience, learning to hold your breath for longer than you thought possible by tapping into your body\u2019s raw ability\u2026 Challenging ourselves is in our genes as humans and this part may lead to competition freediving and challenging yourself for personal bests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2 \u2013 The relaxation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t hold your breath for long if you don\u2019t learn to let go and relax. During the training, you\u2019ll start to tap into that inner self and relax your entire body. After the sessions, you\u2019ll feel great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3 \u2013 Learning new skills will transfer into everyday life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pushing yourself and learning new skills will always transfer into your everyday life, freediving builds confidence and fosters a sense of well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4 \u2013 Mental health<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this day and age life is pretty taxing to our mental health so getting out into the ocean and embracing nature can only be a good thing. To get exercise and meet new people is a great way to spend evenings, weekends and holidays. The only thing we feel comes even close to freediving for helping with mental health is SCUBA diving \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5 \u2013 Hunting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some places around the world, this is the standard and you cannot hunt on scuba gear if you are an avid traveller and hunter probably best to learn how to become the best breath-hold diver you can be. Even in NZ, there are areas you can only collect seafood via breath-hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Episode #33 | Freediving NZ\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vjsToBdbjDQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to find out more about joining us for our next Free Diving Course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/dive-courses\/freediving\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/dive-courses\/freediving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to find out more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/contact\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/contact\">Or email the store: <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pushing yourself and learning new skills will always transfer into your everyday life, free-diving builds confidence and fosters a sense of well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[33,152,153,41,36,56,42,32,66,155,154],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=366"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":376,"href":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366\/revisions\/376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.divehqauckland.co.nz\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}