Blood pressure monitor to wear while exercizing (gym, treadmill, wrist)

[Nadjalou]

Hi my dad is looking for a blood pressure monitor that he can wear at the gym while on the treadmill. He wants one to wear on his upper-arm (not anything bulky) and not a wrist monitor. Any suggestions? I think he'd like to stay under $50. Thanks.

[Kings Gambit]

Ive never heard of or seen a BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR that one can wear while working out. Its normal for blood pressure to rise while working out, so I never even knew they made blood pressure monitors for people. I know that while undergoing the Stress Test in a hospital, you are hooked up to all kinds of machines and devices that monitor oxygen intake, heart rate, etc. but never seen or heard of an actual device specifically designed to wear while working out that monitors BLOOD PRESSURE.

[mistym]

Nadjalou,
Do you mean heart rate monitor?

[Nadjalou]

Well he specifically said blood pressure but perhaps he meant heart rate. I guess I'll need to ask him. I know that the heart rate devices that people use at home (the kind that plug into a wall) sometimes measure different things all at once. He said he has seen people wearing the monitors on their arm at the gym.