Walking & gait · Measure

Cadence

Stepping rate as an intensity proxy

Limited evidenceOutline1 sourcesUpdated 20 Sept 2026Medical review pending
Outline only

This article is planned but not written yet. What it will cover, and the sources already gathered for it, are below.

What this article will cover

Stepping rate as an intensity proxy.

Planned sections

  • What the metric is
  • How it is calculated
  • How to read it
  • Limits of the measure
  • How BodySignals uses it

Sources gathered for this page

  1. 1Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohortsMeta analysis · 2022

General information, not medical advice. Every claim carries its source; where the evidence is thin, the page says so.Editorial policy · How we grade evidence · All sources · Disclaimer

Keep reading

Build better posture and movement habits

BodySignals learns how you sit, walk and move, then helps you understand what to change.