"We breathe every day, every minute, and every second, unconsciously and automatically. It is well known that one must take care of the body and muscles. In doing so, we mostly think of the larger muscles of the lower and upper extremities, but forget about the equally important respiratory muscles .," explains the graduate of physiotherapy, adding that she has confirmed the thesis that a specific exercise program increases the strength of the respiratory muscles which has a positive influence on performance of the elderly. Physiotherapy plays a vital role in this. "In my research, I focused on exercises which increase the strength of the respiratory muscles. It is a specific exercise program with the help of the statically expected result of walking 6 meters to increase the strength of the respiratory muscles, improving the performance of the elderly," explains the graduate, who tests the limits of her body by freediving.

This is an extreme sport that requires the athletes to be highly prepared to hold their breath, feel the movement underwater, and among other things, have mental preparation. "I am the 11th in the world in the single-fin discipline. Diving 50 meters deep is like practicing yoga in the morning, whereas mental preparation is crucial in this sport. Before deep dives, I breathe as much as possible, relax and stretch the diaphragm and breathe with it. With breathing exercises, one automatically relaxes because the brain starts to function differently. In the last minutes before the dive, I visualize it and meditate, so I immerse myself in my world and forget everything else," says Mojca Haberman.

Knowledge of physiotherapy helps her in sport successes as she discovers new methods, various exercises, and therapies for individual respiratory muscles.