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.
The glycemic load takes into consideration both the glycemic index of a food and the amount of carbohydrate in the portion of food eaten. The glycemic load is calculated by multiplying the glycemic index value by the number of grams of carbohydrate, then dividing by 100. Using cooked carrots as an example, 1 cup of cooked carrots provides about 10 grams of carbohydrate, and the glycemic index of cooked carrots is 49.