- Person with a history of cardiovascular, respiratory or epilepsy as cited by the French Federation of Study and Submarine Sports, which poses as a contra-indication to the practice of apnea: Cardiac insufficiency, Obstructive Cardiomyopathy, syncopal risk pathology (valvulopathies type aorting narrowing or mitral narrowing), paroxysmal tachycardia, non-paired auriculo ventricular block 2/3, stroke, uncontrolled hypertension after stress test, recent infarction, angina, pericarditis. Asthma stage 3, severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, bronchiectasis, pulmonary emphysema, pneumothorax, pleurisy, pulmonary infection, lobectomy ...) Epilepsy, deficit syndrome, iterative loss of knowledge, recent head trauma with loss of consciousness in difficulty, symptomatic cervical or lumbar disc herniation