Your heartbeat can be recorded without any medical devices.
Your heartbeat can be effectively recorded by measuring your pulse rate--the number of times your heart beats every minute. The information gleaned from a pulse rate can be enlightening. It can reveal a pulse rate that is too high, which could indicate other health problems that need to be addressed. Accurately measuring your pulse rate can be done at home without any special medical equipment.
Instructions
1. Sit down and remain relaxed for five minutes. Being excited or moving in any way can increase your pulse rate. Relaxing will help you measure your resting heartbeat.
2. Find one of the several pulse points on your body. The two most commonly used for measuring pulse rate are on the side of your neck (the carotid artery) and the underside of your wrist (radial arteries).
3. Firmly place your index finger, middle finger and ring finger on the pulse point and wait until you can feel your heartbeat. You might need to move your fingers around the pulse area to find the pulse.
4. Use a watch or clock with a second hand and count how many pulse beats you feel within 10 seconds.
5. Multiply the number of beats by six to measure the pulse rate or heartbeat rate for one minute. For example, if you felt 11 heart beats during the timed 10 seconds, multiply by six to get 66 beats per minute. This is your resting pulse rate.
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