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When a person holds their breath, the body immediately begins to adapt to the lack of oxygen and the build-up of carbon dioxide. These adjustments involve slowing the heart rate, redirecting blood ...

Most of us can hold our breath for between 30 and 90 seconds. A few minutes without oxygen can be fatal, so we have an involuntary reflex to breathe. But freediver Vitomir Maričić recently held his ...