When it comes to training, many of us spend a fair amount of time devoted to designing the exercise routine itself (like how to get that extra pump on chest day), our form, gear, and recovery. One ...

Davao freedivers Mary Salamanca and Geneva Ramos turn Samal’s coral reefs into a stage for viral underwater burlesque and art ...

The Atlantic Ocean is a turquoise blanket unfurled to the horizon beyond the white sand beach of the Grace Bay Club, a luxury resort in Turks and Caicos. My husband, Adrian, and I haven’t traveled as ...

Taking a deep breath has long been known to calm down the body; athletes before a race do it or performers and speakers before going on stage. So how can we learn to breathe better? KCRW’s Joanthan ...

Lindsay Bira swears by freediving — lengthy stints of underwater diving while holding your breath — as a stress reduction method. The water may even be optional. Working to increase the amount of time ...

"Think about the Mammalian Diving Reflex and what it does for you." Netflix released a 7-min featurette looking at "The Science of Freediving," considered one of the most dangerous sports on Earth. It ...

Follow freediver Danel Wentzel as she shares an intimate look at her daily routine, one that helps her to push the limits of human endurance. The mental and physical demands of freediving are intense ...

Vitomir Maricic, a freediver from Croatia, did something incredible on June 14: He held his breath for 29 minutes and three seconds, shattering the previous world record by nearly five minutes. For ...