I am learning to swim and doing it with a snorkel, I have noticed that I am breathing much slower and deeper since using the snorkel. I am not having any pain I am just curious about this.
2006-09-27 12:12:08 · 7 answers · asked by Jacqui 2 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
yes, your exercising your lungs and increasing your capacity.
2006-09-27 12:13:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While your chest is underwater it's experiencing more pressure around it than in surface ,while from the snorkel you are breathing air at a lower pressure than the pressure around the chest.So,the chest muscles,have to make more effort to expand allowing air to enter.
I'll try to explain better :
when in surface,out the water,the air around you is(At sea level)
at a parcial pressure of 1 bar(1 Kg X Cm2 pressure).
The air in your lungs is having the same pressure,you are in equilibrium with external pressure and your lungs have no extra efforts to do.
When you are in the water with only the head out the water and,your lungs are,lets say,at 30 cm underwater,they are experiencing a total pressure around them of the bar of the surface + a fraction in grams for the the depth of 30 Cm.
This "little" fraction,moltiplied for the surface of your chest,makes that you'll have several Kilograms,more than the normal, pressing on your chest.
At that point the muscles designed to make it open and to close will need a stronger effort for work.
To breath slow and deep is good,in such a case,avoiding the dangerous problem of iperventilation.
Enjoy your snorkeling!
N.M.
(from Italy)
2006-09-28 14:04:40 · answer #2 · answered by scubanino 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow what an answear from the guy from Italy....bravo my friend , but lets try to keep it to terms ..non divers know...when using a snorkel, you tend to breathe deeper due to the fact that you are sucking in through a small tube, your lungs are expanding to take in more oxygen..and.. water happens to be very relaxing and as somebody else mentioned, you are more aware of your breathing underwater, and if you think listening to you breathe in a snorkel is cool try breathing through a regulator!
2006-09-28 14:29:12 · answer #3 · answered by russ_vl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when using a snorkel u tend to be more aware of your breathing thats it ur just more worried on breathing than anything else
2006-09-27 22:29:15 · answer #4 · answered by blondebeachbum77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you have trained your body to breath this way because of the swimming. it is actually probably healthier since your lungs need time to take in the oxygen enriched air, and put out the carbon dioxide. It will also keep you calm.
2006-09-27 19:14:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never noticed any shift in breathing rhythm
2006-09-27 19:13:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
noo i doent think so it is just that u are more panict cuz ur under water n it sounds weirder from the tube
2006-09-27 22:17:57 · answer #7 · answered by Zane C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋