How Long Can You Hold Your BREATH?

[Yan Wang]

Yeah, so I found I have a knack for holding my breath. I was sitting down and timed myself and found that I'm at

151 Seconds

Still not quite at 3 minutes, but it's getting there.

Anyhoo, what do other people get?

[Matt Attallah]

2:12 in the pool!

[George1902]

OK... I just did it.

When i came to, the stopwatch read 1:08. With a few weeks of practice, I could prolly break 2 minutes.

[Kevyn H.]

got 1:23

[Aaron Lussier]

One minute and Twenty Seconds

[shyra1353]

wow...you guys can hold it for a long time. i can only hold mine for 27 seconds

[RogerR]

without any preparation i got 1:43
after a little hyperventilation, i was able to get 2:22.

i used to be able to go for 3 minutes when i was younger because i played the tenor sax, and could hold a steady note on my sax for about 45 seconds

this skill comes in hsndy when i'm cleaning the bathrooms at "Publix"

<edit> after posting on this thread, i realized that i really need a hobby outside of FIRST</edit>

[MissInformation]

143. It comes in handy when you have an unpleasant task to do, such as changing a litter box.


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[Madison]

Originally posted by MissInformation
143. It comes in handy when you have an unpleasant task to do, such as changing a litter box.

Or dealing with cabbage.

Still, I have poor lung capacity and can't hold my breath for more than 30 seconds or so.

[Jeff Waegelin]

1:30 for me

[BandChick]

Well, last time I checked it was nearly two minutes. but it's appoximately 10 strokes of freestyle in the pool (not sprinting. but going for distance). yeah, so i can't really help you there.

[edit] that or 16 measures of flute music at a tempo of 80. Yes, there is a bandchick in there somewhere [/edit]

[BingoTheClowno]

two minutes with a little dash of hyperventilation.

[Amber H.]

Hmmmm....AS a voice coach, I find this all very interesting.

I am amazed by your ability Monsiercoffee.

Here is another challenge of lung capacity and control that takes a slightly different approach. I use it with my students to help them sing longer phrases with less need to sneak in a breath.

How long can you make a sustained hissing sound on just one breath?

Another one is: How long can you hold a piece of paper on a wall using only your breath blowing on it?

These are good measures of lung capacity as well. I would be fascinated by your responses if any.

[Jeff Waegelin]

To answer the first question, 54 seconds. Is that a long time? I play trumpet, so I suppose that's where I get it from.

I can only hold a piece of paper up for about 3 seconds... it was a full 8.5x11 sheet, though, if that makes a difference.

[RogerR]

Originally posted by Amber H.
How long can you make a sustained hissing sound on just one breath?

53 seconds.
how'd i do, coach?