5 Breathwork Exercises For Stress: Regulate Your Nervous System with World Champion Freediver Alexey Molchanov

5 Breathwork Exercises For Stress: Regulate Your Nervous System with World Champion Freediver Alexey Molchanov

June 9, 2026 · 54 min · Season 1 · Episode 379

About this episode

Will Ahmed interviews world champion freediver Alexey Molchanov about breathwork and its impact on stress and nervous system regulation.

In this episode of the WHOOP Podcast, WHOOP Founder and CEO, Will Ahmed sits down with world-record-holding freediver Alexey Molchanov to explore the extraordinary physical and mental demands of freedriving and the importance of breath work for nervous system regulation. Alexey shares how he developed the ability to dive more than 130 meters in a single breath and the mindset required to remain calm under extreme pressure. He breaks down the breathing techniques, meditation practices, and tra...

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