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You can easily check your pulse on the inside of your wrist, below your thumb. 1  Gently place 2 fingers of your other hand on this artery. 2  Do not use your thumb because it has its own pulse that you may feel. 3  Count the beats for 30 seconds; then double the result to get the number of beats per minute.
You can check your heart rate in a number of ways. This includes wearing a heart rate monitor, placing your hand over your heart and checking your heart rate or checking one of the pulse points like the carotid pulse in the neck, the radial pulse in the wrist or the pedal pulse near the ankle.