freedivers that are already out there trying your hand at this whole apnea thing.

wetsuits for freediving

http://www.alphawetsuits.com/it/53-freediving-wetsuits

http://www.alphawetsuits.com/it/

http://www.1x-diving.com/

http://www.1x-diving.com/prodotto/oxygen-freediving-wetsuits/

3. But here’s one thing for you freedivers that are already out there trying your hand at this whole apnea thing. You’re probably a lot more dangerous than you know. Yep, I know what you’re thinking. I’m supposed to say that because I teach courses, right? Well, yeah, but it’s 100% true too. I know because I was the prime example of a scary dangerous freediver before I got trained. I dove by myself, got close to blackout a few times without any trained safeties around…and now that I have proper training I realize how unnecessarily dangerous that was. But, since many of you have probably heard this before I’m not going to belabor the point. Just let me say this- at least check out your options for getting training. There’s a few agencies and lots of folks out there but at least do some safety training somewhere along the line. You won’t be sorry you did and you’ll probably get a bunch of good technique tricks along the way too.
4. But once you’ve done all that and want to start working on improving your depths/times, etc. one of the first steps to doing so is to GET GOOD GEAR! Now, that doesn’t just mean expensive gear. Not everybody needs carbon fiber blades and fluid goggles, but you should get things that fit you and work for what you’ll be doing. So save your pennies and buy a freediving suit- not the cheapest one you can find online, but one that you’ve tried on and fits YOUR body. (PS- ladies, there’s no such thing as unisex! Get a women’s suit or a custom suit!) Get fins that fit your feet and work for your budget. Get a mask that doesn’t leak when you try it on and isn’t big enough for goldfish to swim around in. I’ll go into more detail if you guys want in future posts, but the key is to get the right gear for you. Lots of dive shops that carry freediving gear are great for helping you pick it out.