Pulse condition refers to the pulse of superficial artery. The pulse and heartbeat of a normal person are the same. The pulse frequency is influenced by age and sex, with infants 120- 140 beats per minute, children's 90- 100 beats per minute, school-age children's 80-90 beats per minute and adults' 70-80 beats per minute. In addition, exercise and emotional excitement will speed up the pulse, while rest and sleep will slow it down. Adult pulse rate greater than 100 beats per minute is called tachycardia, and less than 60 beats per minute is called bradycardia. There are many diseases in clinic, especially heart disease, which will change the pulse. Therefore, pulse measurement is an essential examination item for patients. Chinese medicine even regards pulse-taking as the main method for diagnosing and treating diseases. According to the frequency of pulse beating, we can know the health of the heart.

In a quiet state, healthy people's pulse beats 64-76 times per minute, while women's pulse is faster than men's, with an average of 5-8 beats per minute.

Pulse will increase due to excitement, drinking, physical labor or exercise. In sports competitions, the athlete's pulse can reach 200 or more times per minute, which is completely normal.

How the heart bears the burden of the body can be judged by some functional tests. For example, within 30 seconds, after squatting for 20 times, the pulse of a healthy person who lacks exercise can reach 1 10 ~ 130 times; In healthy people who exercise regularly, the pulse rate is below 90 ~ 1 10.

It is also important to observe how long the pulse will return to normal. Healthy people who lack exercise need 23 minutes to get their pulse back to normal. Healthy people who exercise regularly need 1 ~ 1.5 minutes to get their pulse back to normal. The shorter the time to return to normal, the stronger the endurance of the heart.