>box breathing

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>open the app

>status: finished

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>what it is:

>an app that helps you train your co2 tolerance.

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>when you swim — especially if you're not used to it — the biggest problem isn't that you run out of oxygen:

>it's co2.

>co2 builds up in your body and you panic.

>you usually still have enough oxygen, but you're not used to having that much co2 in your system.

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>box breathing is something freedivers and swimmers use to get comfortable with higher co2 levels.

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>how it works:

>you breathe in.

>you hold.

>you breathe out.

>you hold.

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>repeat this cycle for a couple of minutes.

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>feel free to explore.

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>why i built it: (one line)

>stack: next.js

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