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Your pulse, also known as heart rate, is the number of times your heart beats per minute. When figuring your heart rate, it should include a measure of your resting heart rate. Your resting heart rate is your heart rate when you are sitting still. When you are sitting still, your resting heart rate should be between 60-90 beats per minute. There is a possibility that your heart rate may be slower if you are fit or predisposed to a low heart rate. It also may be faster is you are nervous or just downed a lot of caffeine. Stress in your life can also speed up your heart rate.
If you have been exercising for a couple of months, your resting heart rate will usually drop. Due to the exercise your heart has become more efficient. In comparison, your heart may now only need to beat 80 beats per minute because you are in a lot better shape versus the 90 beats per minute that it took to do the same job in the past. The great thing about this is that it takes less of a toll on your heart.
At this point you may be asking, “How do I actually check my heart rate?” The simplest way to check your pulse is on your own wrist. You will also need a watch. Rest your index finger and middle fingertips, excluding your thumb, lightly on your opposite wrist directly below the base of your thumb. You may be able to see your veins; this is the place that you are looking for. Place your finger there. As soon as you place your finger there, count how may beats you feel for one minute. If you simply can’t wait for 1 minute, count the beats for 30 seconds and than multiply that amount by 2.
If you don’t feel like measuring your heart rate the old fashioned way, you can buy a strap on heart monitor. They also do make fancy sport watches that can do the same thing.
Pulse Heart Rate Monitor Calories Counter Fitness Watch
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