The Freediving Podcast
From 3X US freediving national record holder and multipotentialite, Renee Blundon, comes the ultimate podcast for freedivers and anyone looking for more passion and purpose in their lives. Featuring candid interviews with athletes, artists, authors, entrepreneurs and influencers, as well as deep dives into topics like nutrition, health, fitness, mental toughness, breathing, mindfulness and motivation, the Freediving Podcast has everything you need to level up your life! New episodes premiere the last Friday of every month.
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- Update frequency
- every 38 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 18
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
019: The First Step - Starting, Freediving, and the Courage to Begin
In this episode of The Freediving Podcast, Renee Blundon explores the power of simply starting - whether it’s freediving, learning, or pursuing a dream. From post-training reflections over a chocolat…
018: The Safety Mindset in Freediving - Going Beyond Safe Into the Alive
In this episode, we dive deep into the concept of safety in freediving, exploring how it’s not just about avoiding danger, but about fostering awareness, planning, and mindful presence. I share insig…
017: Freediving, the Art of Becoming & Purposeful Living
In this episode, we explore the deep connection between freediving and personal growth, reflecting on what it means to follow an instinctual passion without needing a rational reason. Renee Blundon s…
014: Apnea Squats Challenge - A Dry Training for Freediving
This episode about the Apnea Squats Challenge, an AWESOME dry training for freediving to prepare the legs for constant weight freediving and dynamic apnea in the pool.
To do this training, you always…
013: Training Journal: Swimming Base Training Sesh
Today is day 1 of my 2022 freediving season. It's been almost two weeks since the Freediving World Cup competition, which marked the end of my 2021 season, and now I'm excited to apply all of the new…
012: Low Oxalate Eating for Freediving Performance
A discussion with Sally Norton and Renee Blundon about oxalates and how they impact freediving, athletic performance and overall health.
We will discuss; what ARE oxalates, what foods are they in, ho…
011: Freediving Visualization - Visualize Your Dive!
Today's episode is a guided freedive visualization, that you can listen to anytime before your freedive. Renee will guide you in creating an inspiring vivid mental picture of a deep target dive from …
010: Rethink Your Breathing - Part 2 Mouth Breathing vs Nose Breathing
"The Nose Is For Breathing, The Mouth is for Eating."
How do you breathe? Through your mouth or through your nose? It might be something you've never given much thought about. But on this episode, co…
009: Rethink Your Breathing - Part 1 Mouth Breathing vs Nose Breathing
"The Nose Is For Breathing, The Mouth is for Eating"
How do you breathe? Through your mouth or through your nose? It might be something you've never given much thought about. But on this episode (as …
008: A Relaxation Mental Training Technique to Help Lower Stress & Anxiety
As a freediver who battles with anxiety attacks, I am constantly inventing and testing-out new methods for mental training, especially for relaxation, because the more relaxed you are, the longer you…
007: A Relaxation Breathing Technique for Freediving or for Life in General
Relaxation breathing is a powerful tool for freediving and for life in general in order to decrease your heart rate and help calm the body and mind.
In this podcast episode, I'll go over a relaxation…
006: Six Changes I Made to Freedive Deeper than 70 Meters
Looking for tips for deep freediving? In this episode, Renee talks about what was happening in her training preventing her from freediving deeper than 72 meters, as well as the 6 changes implemented …
005: How to Motivate Yourself to Become a Better Freediver
Freediving is a unique sport and has very few similarities with other sports. Most of the top level freedivers train intensively for months on end, year after year, and hours upon hours per day in th…
004: Motivation and Goal Setting for Freediving
Welcome to the fourth episode of the Freediving Podcast by Renee Blundon. This episode is about motivation and goal setting for freediving.
Motivation is the cornerstone of success for every great fr…
003: Inside the Mind of the World's Top Freedivers - Part 1 of 5
Welcome to the third episode of the Freediving Podcast by Renee Blundon. This episode is part one of five about the mental training and techniques that the world's top freedivers use to prepare for t…
002: Nutrition for Freediving and to Improve Lung Capacity - Part 2
Welcome to the second episode of the Freediving Podcast by Renee Blundon. This episode is part two about nutrition to improve your lung health and lung function for freediving while at the same time,…
001: Nutrition for Freediving and to Improve Lung Capacity - Part 1
Welcome to the first episode of the Freediving Podcast by Renee Blundon. In this episode, I'll talk about nutrition specifically for freediving and improving your lung function and lung capacity, in …
000: The Freediving Podcast - Episode Zero
In Episode Zero of the Freediving Podcast, I introduce the purpose of the podcast and how I hope to structure future episodes to provide weekly information about freediving training concepts, nutriti…