Most people can see the faint bluish line of their radial artery; place your fingertips here. Count the beats for 1 minute. Or, if you have a short attention span, count for 30 seconds and multiply by 2. During your workout, take your pulse about every 15 minutes and be sure to concentrate. You may want to slow down or even stop while you take your pulse.
High (avoid / limit) = 21+. Questions about portions and glycemic load is one of the most common questions we receive. To understand it, you need to first have a basic understanding of the glycemic index itself. Without a glycemic index for a given food, you can't calculate it's glycemic load. Reference: See our glycemic index chart for a full table listing of food GI and GL scores.
Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load. You have probably heard of the glycemic index, which is a measure of the rate at which ingested food causes blood sugar to rise. The reason we hear about this is that high blood sugars levels are linked to many diseases such as Candida, chronic fatigue, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, diabetes and even cancer.