For use with the Stress Well for Schools resource available at www.nicolamorgan.com/teaching-materials/stress-well/

1. STRESS WELL
by
Nicola Morgan
www.nicolamorgan.com
2.2
Measuring your
heart rate

2. Heart rate
• Your heart does not always beat at the same
speed
• It goes faster when you are being active
• And when you are stressed
• Very physically fit people tend to have a
slower heart rate
• And so do very relaxed people

3. How to measure
See where the pink dots
are?
Place two fingers near
there and move them till
you feel a pulse beating

4. Count
• Using a timer, count how many beats in 20
seconds.
• You might need to do it a few times – it’s
important to be accurate!
• Then multiply by 3
• That is your heart rate – “bpm” or “beats per
minute”

5. How fast is your heart beating?
• Normally, a resting heart rate, if you have not
just been exercising, would be between 60
and 100
• A heart rate at the higher end can mean that
you are stressed or anxious
• When you can notice signs of stress, you can
have real control

6. STRESS WELL
by
Nicola Morgan
www.nicolamorgan.com
2.2
Measuring your
heart rate