How to Check Your Pulse

Checking the pulse allows you to determine your heart rate without any special equipment. This may be useful if you're trying to lose weight or have a brain condition. Read on to learn how easy and painless to check your pulse.





Use the index finger and middle finger when you find your pulse. Do not use your thumb, as your pulse is strong enough to interfere with your reading.
To find the radial pulse. This is the pulse of the wrist on the side nearest your body. Use pads of your fingers. And put a little wrist creases on the side below the thumb. Press gently until you feel the pulsing of blood under the skin. If necessary, move your fingers around a bit until you feel a pulse. (It's there, but not always easy to locate.)
Find the carotid pulse. To feel the pulse on the side of the neck down the jaw line, place your index and middle fingers in the hollow between the windpipe and the large muscles in the neck. Press gently until you feel a pulse. This is sometimes easier to find a pulse in your wrists.


Check and record heart rate. Use an hour or an hour with a second hand or second display digital. Count the number of times that you feel the pulse of one minute for the duration (60 seconds). This is the most accurate method.
If you're in a hurry, you could count the beats you feel for 15 seconds and multiply by four, or by counting the beats for 30 seconds and multiply by two. These options work, but are not quite as accurate as counting a full minute.



Create your normal heart rate. Resting heart rate normal for adults is 60-100 beats per minute. Normal heart rate for children under the age of 18 is 70-120 beats per minute. [1]. This applies to a person who is at rest. Any physical activity increases the pulse rate.

Check the strength of the pulse to see if he was strong or weak. Do not force your pulse can precisely calculate, but experienced professionals characterize pulse as "weak," "swoon", "strong" or "briefing." This is evidence of the cardiovascular system healthy.



Check the rhythm of heartbeats. You're looking for irregular heartbeat and stopped them. If your pulse is steady, he noted that they were "normal." If you detect skip or other fluctuations in the pulse, and can be called "irregular". This is not necessarily a cause for concern, but if you notice the lack of a permanent regularity, you should get medical advice (as shown below)