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Distance Learning - Continued Education

Still under the "stay-at-home" order? Consider getting a leg up on your next F.I.I. course. During this time, many F.I.I. instructors are offering distance classes via Zoom or Skype. They cover the academic portion of the freediving course in several separate sessions. This format provides more time on each subject than the traditional course setup and gives the instructor the opportunity to dive deeper into the topic.

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How to Learn "Hands-Free" Equalization

Hands-free equalization technique, also called the VTO (voluntary tube opening) or BTV (béance tubaire volontaire), is not a necessary technique to master to become a good freediver, but let’s face it, it is a pretty damn cool one. If learning hands free has always been on your bucket list, then being on lockdown for COVID-19 may have created a great opportunity for you. With help from veteran F.I.I. instructor Peter Satit

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Proper Use of O2/CO2 Tolerance Tables

The purpose of a majority of our breathing exercises is to condition the respiratory muscles for better functionality in freediving. The goals of the CO2 and O2 tolerance tables are to increase the tolerance to and comfort with high levels of CO2 and low levels of O2 in our system, the very same conditions that we will be experiencing during our freedives.

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