Tools

Ways to mea­sure exer­cise intensity:

Pulse Check:

1. Take pulse for 10 sec­onds either at the Carotid (neck) or Radial Artery (wrist). Do not press too hard or use the thumb on the carotid artery oth­er­wise you will not get a read­ing. You may also take the pulse at the Radial Artery (at the inside of the wrist just below the wrist bone, straight down from the base of the thumb).
2. The pulse can be taken at least 2 time dur­ing a class to check
   indi­vid­u­als inten­sity level.

After the cool down, the heart rate should be below 120 BPM. (20
beats for a 10 sec­ond count).

The Talk Test:

Par­tic­i­pants should never work at an inten­sity which would not allow them to carry on a com­fort­able con­ver­sa­tion. As exer­cise level improve this my no longer be valid see­ing that indi­vid­u­als my be able to han­dle extreme intensities.