Joe24
More serious cyclist than Bonj
- Location
- Nottingham
I always loose my pulse, and have trouble finding it again. My brother has a HRM type thing, and if you didnt put your fingure n right it gave a false reading.
cyclebum said:Why pay for HRMs when fingers are free? 3 fingers (no thumbs) find the bone on the edge of the wrist below the thumb and slowly slide down until you find the pulse if this is easier (with practice you should find it straight away) count for 15 seconds and multiply by 4.
Too many things can interfere with an over the counter HRM to make them totally reliable. Try using it then confirm it manually to check it's reliability.
If your resting pulse is 60 then theoretically it should rise more than 20 bpm on exersion.