Skydiving: What happens to your body during it?

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Many of us dream or want to skydive from very high altitude, but before making this decision it is important that you read the following article and know what might happen in your body during that.


Skydiving is one of the most sought-after adventures given its mixed feelings and exciting experience, but do you know what happens in your body during that?

Flying and human

Have you ever thought about whether a person could really fly? In fact, man was not created to fly, so if you decide to skydive, your body will react to this unusually.

Skydiving is exciting, but the process itself stimulates feelings of fear in the human body, and enters it into the fighting and flight stage, known as (fight or flight).

What happens in the human body

So to make the decision to skydive, here's what might happen to your body:

1- Before parachuting

When preparing for skydiving, you will notice a strange feeling in your bladder.

When tension or anxiety, your body produces adrenaline, which causes an urgent feeling of sudden urination, as may be the result of the tension that your muscles may feel and cause bladder spasm.
When you board the plane heading to the jump point, your adrenal glands will start to produce a high amount of the hormone cortisol known as the stress hormone.

But when you are ready to jump from the plane, the adrenal glands will be the culmination of their work, and this will provide you with an overwhelming feeling and desire to jump, and you will feel that the time has become very slow.

2- During the jump

During the jump your speed will be about 200 km per hour and it will take a very short time to reach the surface of the earth, where several factors play a role in it such as weight and distance of the plane from the ground.

Meanwhile, you will feel the following things:

  • Chills
  • Your feelings are fully alert
  • An increase in blood pressure
  • Sweating
  • mixed feelings.

It is worth noting that these things differ from person to person according to their nature.

3- After the drop

Now that you have reached the surface of the earth, you will feel victory and self-confidence after achieving one of your dreams, and it will show you feelings of joy and comfort.

Some people who have experienced parachuting have indicated that they have become different people after that, and this could be for several reasons:

  • Your ability to face your fears
  • Prove to yourself that you are stronger than you thought
  • Feeling strange while jumping.

It is worth noting that you will feel great joy during the day due to the high adrenaline levels you have, so enjoy it.

Who can skydive?

Of course there are some foundations that must be followed to choose those who are eligible to skydive, and they are as follows:

  • You are over eighteen years of age
  • Your weight is proportional to your height, so people who are obese cannot jump by parachute
  • Pregnant women can not skydive.
  • Prevents people with heart disease from skydiving.

Finally, do not close your eyes while jumping so you can fully experience the experience!