at the wrist lightly press the index and the middle fingers of one hand on the opposite wrist just below the base of the thumb at the neck lightly press the side of the neck just below the jawbone count the number of beats in 15 seconds and multiply by four and that's your heart rate
A pulse is the heart rate, or the number of times your heart beats in one minute. The pulse can be measured using the radial artery in the wrist or the carotid artery in the neck.
