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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.
Here is a good do-it-yourself method for checking your heart rate: Put two fingers on your wrist below the thumb. Move them around until you locate the pulse in the artery supplying the hand. When you can feel it, look at a clock or watch and count the number of beats in a 15-second period.