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Sixteen years ago, whilst establishing his own tech company, Howard discovered his passion for cycling and exploring the mountains of Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reaching the summit didn’t come without its drawbacks, however, as he began noticing that his wrist-worn heart rate monitor<\/a> would suddenly stop displaying his data.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was either suffering from a lot of flat batteries, or there was something else going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Howard reached out to Professor Sanjay Sharma, one of the UK\u2019s leading Sports Cardiologists, from St George\u2019s Hospital in London, who nudged him in the direction of exploring the Frontier X to monitor his fitness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole experience since then has been a total game changer.<\/p>\n

“The Frontier X has given me an incredible level of clarity and detail about my heart\u2019s performance during these prolonged endurance events. You just can\u2019t get that type of detail from other devices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through the help of a dedicated team of healthcare professionals, Howard was diagnosed with Ventricular Tachycardia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my particular case it appears to be caused by a third spark plug in the heart which is deciding to join the party when my heartbeat reaches about 150bpm!.<\/p>\n

At one point, I deteriorated into VT at around 130 bpm, and on one occasion it lasted for around 25 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

When riding uphill, Howard was finding that his heart rate<\/a> would reach approximately 160 bpm and causing him to experience an episode of Ventricular Tachycardia.<\/p>\n

“I realised in my early 60s that, effectively, my riding days with friends and family were over.\u201d<\/p>\n

Howard soon enrolled in the Frontier Heart Program which, along with his Frontier X, made a significant impact on how confident he feels about managing his condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team gives me 30 minutes a week of detailed reviews and advice, focused and tailored on critical aspects of fitness and endurance training.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy cardiologist remains in charge of the medical aspects, whilst the Frontier Heart Program team give me very detailed and tailored advice about fitness and recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Things are now looking up for Howard, who is on a low dose of Beta Blockers and is continuing with steady base performance training through the Frontier Heart Program with the aim of maintaining a consistent heart rate during training sessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cUs roadies tend to focus on power output and heart rate quite a lot, and I\u2019m very pleased to say that my power output for a given heart rate has benefited considerably from this style of training, not to mention it\u2019s keeping the VTs at bay.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m now back to 160 km endurance rides, albeit at a steady pace at the moment.<\/p>\n

“For the future, there should only really be one question\u2026 on my next trip to the mountains, will it be the Pyrenees or the Alps?\u201d<\/p>\n

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