How to take Your Pulse

Method 4: Brachial Pulse

Another location for checking your pulse is the brachial artery. This method is used most commonly in young children. 1. Turn your arm so its slightly bent and your inner arm is facing up toward the ceiling. 2. Palace your index and middle fingers along the side of your arm between the crook of your elbow on the top and the pointy part of your elbow bone on the bottom. Then move your fingers an inch up your arm. You may have to press quite firmly to feel your pulse. 3. Once you can feel the pulse, counts how many beats occur in 15 seconds. 4. Multiply this number by 4 to obtain your heart rate.

Method 5: Checking your heart rate with an assistive device

These are a number of devices that can tell you your heart rate, such as: 1. At-home blood pressure machines 2. Digital fitness trackers 3. Smartphone apps 4. Exercise machines The most accurate device for checking your heart rate is a wireless monitor that strapped around your chest. It reads out to a fitness tracker work on your wrist. Digital fitness trackers worn on the wrist, at home-blood pressure machines, and smartphone apps are less accurate than checking your heart rate manually. However, these devices are fairly accurate and very useful when exercising. Exercise machines may have metal hand grips to read your heart rate, but these are often very inaccurate. To check your heart rate, but these are often very inaccurate. To check your heart rate while exercising, its most effective to check manually or to use a digital fitness tracker.

Method 2: Carotid pulse

To check your pulse using this method, you'll be finding the carotid artery. 1. Place your pointer and middle fingers on the side of your windpipe just below the jawbone. You need to shift your finger until you can easily feel your heart beating. 2. Count the pulses you feel for 15 seconds. 3. Multiply this number by 4 to obtain your heart rate.

Method 1: Radial Pulse

To check your pusle using this method, you'll be finding the radial artery 1. Place your pointer and middle finger on the inside of your opposite wrist just below the thumb. 2. Don't use your thumb to check your pulse, as the artery in your thumb can make it harder to count accurately. 3. Once you can feel your pulse, county how many beats you feel in 15 seconds. 4. Multiply this number by 4 to get your heart rate. EX) For instance, 20 beats in 15 seconds equals a heart rate of 80 beats per minute (bpm).

Method 3: Pedal Pulse

You can also find your pulse on the top of your foot. This called the pedal pulse. 1. Place your index and middle fingers about the highest point of the bone that runs along the top of your foot. You may have to move your fingers along the bone or slightly to either side to feel the pulse. 2. Once you have found your pulse, counts the beats for 15 seconds. 3. Multiply by 4 to obtain your heart rate.