Step Cadence

Optimize Your Steps

Step Cadence is a measure of the number of steps taken per minute, reflecting your gait efficiency and overall fitness level. The Frontier X2 empowers you to track your step cadence, helping you enhance performance, reducing injury risk, and improving cardiovascular health. A higher cadence indicates a more efficient running form, thereby conserving energy and minimizing joint impact. By optimizing your step cadence with the Frontier X2, you can achieve better results and enjoy a more effective workout experience. This insight enables you to set realistic goals and take charge of your fitness journey.
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Why Step Cadence is important

Performance Enhancement

A higher step cadence can lead to improved running and walking performance.

Energy Efficiency

Optimizing step cadence helps conserve energy, allowing for longer workouts without fatigue.

Injury Prevention

Maintaining a proper cadence reduces the risk of overuse injuries by promoting better biomechanics.

Improved Form

A consistent step cadence encourages proper running and walking form, which enhances overall efficiency.

Speed Improvement

Increasing step cadence can help boost speed without necessarily increasing stride length.

Balanced Workload

A consistent cadence distributes workload evenly across muscle groups, preventing fatigue.

Reduced Breathing Strain

A balanced cadence can lead to more controlled breathing during exercise.

Better Endurance

A higher step adence can improve aerobic endurance by encouraging a faster, more efficient pace.

Running Economy

An optimized step cadence contributes to a better running economy, making each step more effective.

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Discover why Step Cadence
with Frontier X2 is ideal for you

Discover why Step Cadence with Frontier X2 is ideal for you

Step Cadence is a measure of the number of steps taken per minute, reflecting your gait efficiency and overall fitness level. The Frontier X2 empowers you to track your step cadence, helping you enhance performance, reducing injury risk, and improving cardiovascular health. A higher cadence indicates a more efficient running form, thereby conserving energy and minimizing joint impact. By optimizing your step cadence with the Frontier X2, you can achieve better results and enjoy a more effective workout experience. This insight enables you to set realistic goals and take charge of your fitness journey.

Real-Time Data

The Frontier X2 provides immediate feedback on your step cadence, allowing you to adjust your performance during workouts for optimal results.

Personalized Insights

Frontier X2 analyzes your step cadence alongside other metrics, offering tailored insights to enhance your training regimen.

Performance Optimization

By tracking your cadence, the Frontier X2 helps you identify the ideal pace for improving speed and efficiency.

Seamless Integration

Syncs effortlessly with fitness apps and devices for a complete view of your health metrics.

User-Friendly Interfaces

Frontier X2 comes with a user-friendly app that allows you to easily access your data.

Community Support

Using the Frontier X2 connects you with a community of users, offering motivation and shared experiences that can enhance your fitness journey.

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Go Beyond Heart Rate Monitors & Smartwatches

The Frontier X2 uses revolutionary ECG technology to track every aspect of your heart.

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Heart Rate Monitors

Smart Watches

High Quality ECG

Continuous ECG up to 24 hours

The world's first and only consumer wearable that allows you to record high-quality ECG in real-time for up to 24hrs during any activity.

Real time, live ECG streaming

Share your Live ECG in real-time with experts, family, or friends, whenever you want, wherever you want, even while exercising!

Detailed ECG graphs

The Frontier X2’s patented ECG technology gives you the unique ability to record up to 24 hours of highly detailed, accurate data through any activity of your choice!

Route maps with ECG

Correlate your ECG data with your GPS data to gain unprecedented insights into your ECG response to pace, elevation, intensity and distance.

Heart Health Metrics

Accurate Chest-Based Heart Rate

Track accurate chest-based Heart Rate through sleep, rest or exercise and get detailed post-activity insights.

Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

Get insights into how your body manages stress and recovery and by measuing your HRV before and after workouts.

Stay Safe with Strain monitoring

‘Strain’ measures the amount of oxygen deprivation experienced by your heart. Manage training intensity to avoid high strain on your heart for prolonged periods.

Rhythm Chart

Get a rhythm chart identifying deviations from the norm, with data explaining the duration, frequency, and occasions when these rhythms occurred.

Heart Health Insights

Activity Tagging & Health Entries

Frontier X2 allows you to capture key events, feelings, or choices in your day to help better understand the response of your heart health to those aspects.

Heart Rate Zone Training

Training in different Heart Rate Zones achieves different goals. Frontier X2 ensures you stay within your chosen zone so your goals are achieved most efficiently.

Monitor progress over time

Analyse the daily, weekly, and monthly progression of all key heart metrics including Heart Rate, Breathing Rate, Strain, and HRV.

Detailed physiological graphs

Use our dynamic web dashboard to view detailed graphic representations of all the physiological metrics measured by the Frontier X2.

Heart Rate Zone Insights

Use our dynamic web dashboard to view detailed graphic representations of all the physiological metrics measured by the Frontier X2.

AI-generated recommendations

Push yourself safely with personalized workout insights and AI-generated recommendations for future workouts.

Exercise and Training

Monitor 20 types of activities

Track and analyse 20 different types of activities, including running, cycling, meditation, sleep, rest, swimming, trekking etc

Effortless zone based training

Set real-time vibration alerts for a range of metrics so you stay within the right workout zone without needing to look at your phone or smartwatch.

Train without distraction

Use the Frontier X2 without connecting it to the mobile app. Review all your physiological metrics without repeated glances at your phone or smartwatch.

Real-time vibration alerts

Train with confidence knowing your heart is protected. Set custom alerts to give you real time feedback when you’re overstraining yourself.

Light, sturdy and durable

The Frontier X2 is so light that you’ll barely feel it on you, but also so durable that no activity is off limits!

Waterproof

The Frontier X2 is IP67 rated - waterproof and sweatproof up to 1.5 meters. Perfect for swimming!

Performance Insights

Sustainable Training with Training Load

Get a true estimate of total exertion during any activity. Weekly Training Load goals help ensure you’re improving your performance without over-training.

Prevent injury by monitoring Body Shock

Monitor your Body Shock to analyse the impact of running surfaces, gear, form changes or fatigue, helping prevent injuries during high impact activities.

Step Cadence

Measure the number of steps taken per minute while running to get additional insights into your running, walking or hiking performance.

Compatibility

Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity

Sync with external devices (Apple Watch, Garmin, Peloton, Zwift, Google Fit, Strava, Wahoo, Training Peaks and other HRM devices via Bluetooth Low Energy.

Integrate with your favorite Apps

Connect the Frontier X2 to external apps in your exercise ecosystem, including Apple Health, Google Fit, Garmin, Wahoo and Strava.

Sync your data across apps

Automatically sync your health and workout data from your favorite apps through Apple Health, Google Fit, Garmin, Wahoo and Strava.

Simultaneous multi-device connectivity

Now connect the Frontier X2 to 3 devices at the same time as an HRM.

Share your data

Securely share your data

Instantly share Frontier X2 data using a secure link so your doctor, family, or friends can stay worry free, always!

Unlimited, unrestricted downloads

Download a .FIT file of your activity summary to upload on to other platforms like Strava.

On-device memory of 24 hours

Frontier X2's on-device memory can store ECG recordings for up to 24 continuous hours, making it perfect for constant monitoring.

Unlimited cloud storage

Get unlimited storage in your own free cloud account. Get lifetime access to 1000s of hours of ECG recordings and analysis.

Share PDF reports

Download a .PDF file of your continuous ECG to either analyse yourself, or easily share with an expert.

Onboarding and Support

Get a Free Demo

Get a Free Virtual Demo upon purchasing the Frontier X2 to learn all about the device and its variety of features.

Complimentary consultation

Receive personalised insights on your training and heart health from a heart health coach who will review your Frontier X2 data and provide personalised guidance.

Lifetime 24x7 support

24x7 support available via email (support@fourtfrontier.com), live chat on our website or mobile app, or by dialling in to our toll free number.

Engage with our community

Engage with thousands of our community members, sharing stories, workouts, and recommendations in your journey towards better heart health.

Quick and easy onboarding

Get in-app onboarding and an easy to use knowledge base to get familiar and comfortable with all of the Frontier X2 features.

Quick Start User manual

Download a PDF version of the user manual by clicking here, if the step-by-step online manual isn't for you.

FAQs

What is step cadence?

Step cadence is the number of steps taken per minute during an activity, typically measured while walking or running. It is an important metric for assessing running form and efficiency.

Why is step cadence important for runners?

A higher step cadence can lead to improved running efficiency, reduced ground contact time, and decreased risk of injury. Monitoring your cadence helps you optimize your running technique for better performance

What is considered a good step cadence for running?

A step cadence above 165 steps per minute is generally considered good for running. This level indicates a quick, efficient stride that can enhance overall performance.

What step cadence is considered excellent?

A step cadence above 180 steps per minute is regarded as excellent, particularly among elite runners and marathoners. Achieving this cadence can improve speed and reduce the risk of injury.

How does age and fitness level affect step cadence?

Values for step cadence can vary based on age, fitness level, and running experience. As runners become more experienced and fit, they may naturally increase their cadence.

 Can I improve my step cadence?

Yes, improving your step cadence often involves focused training techniques such as interval workouts, running drills, and paying attention to your form. Incorporating these practices can help you gradually increase your cadence.

Is there a specific cadence I should aim for?

While individual targets may vary, aiming for a cadence between 165 and 180 steps per minute is generally beneficial for most runners. It's best to find a cadence that feels comfortable while still being efficient.

How can I monitor my step cadence during workouts?

You can track your step cadence using fitness devices like the Frontier X2, which provides real-time metrics on your cadence during running or walking activities.

How does the Frontier X2 measure step cadence?

The Frontier X2 measures step cadence by analyzing your movement patterns through onboard sensors and algorithms that detect the number of steps taken per minute. This data helps you monitor your cadence during activities, allowing for adjustments to improve your running efficiency.

How does the Frontier X2 measure heart rate zones?

The Frontier X2 continuously monitors your heart rate during workouts using ECG data to calculate your heart rate zones in real time. By tracking your heart rate, it provides feedback on which zone you are training in, allowing for optimized workouts tailored to your fitness goals

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