Sports  Analytics  and  Mount  Kilimanjaro

The  ‘Shining  Mountain  Challenge’,  looking  at  Data  Analytics,  Integrity  and  Visualization  with  the  Fitbit Surge  

PREPARED  BY:  RICHARD  ENGLISH |  BUSINESS  MANAGER  – DATA  SCIENCE  &  ANALYTICS

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• Climb  to  5,896  metres above  sea  level

• In  3  ½  days

• Adjust  to  extreme  changes  in  temperature  and  conditions

The  Task…

• Altitude  sickness

• Overcoming  mental  battles

• Good  level  of  base  fitness

Identifying  Challenges…  

Preparation…What Why

Cardio  interval  training  at  Peak  Altitude  Centre Shock  the  body  into  a  reaction  from  intense  training  at  altitude

Weights  Training Prepare  for  carrying  a  5-­10  KG  day  pack  

Hill  Sprints  and  Circuit  Training Have  a  strong  core  for  endurance  and  strengthen  legs  muscles  for  climbing

Weekly  Hike  (12-­25  KM) Wear  in  hiking  boots  and  be  comfortable  covering  long  distances  over  an  extended  period  of  time

Data  Analytics  and  Visualisationwith  Fitbit Surge…  

• Calories  consumed  vs  burned

• Daily  Steps  total

• Resting  and  changing  Heartrate

• Distance  covered  

• Number  of  Active  Minutes

• Sleeping  pattern  and  restless  nights

Sleep  Visualisation…Wed  02  Sep• In  bed  for  7  hrs 15  mins• Slept  for  a  total  6  hrs 35  mins• Woke  up  4  times• Restless  8  times

Over  the  past  2  weeks• Only  2  really  good  nights  sleep• Been  restless  and  awake  multiple  times  over  the  past  3  nights

Sleep  on  Thursday  3rd September…• Went  to  bed  at  11:15pm

• Instantly  fell  asleep

• Awake  once

• Restless  twice

• In  bed  for  7  hrs 5  mins

• Slept  for  6  hrs 59  mins

Risk  Mitigation…

Challenge Risk  Mitigation  Method

Altitude  sickness   Trained  at  an  intense  level  in  an  altitude  chamber  and  monitored  heartrate and  oxygen  saturation  levels  over  5,000  metres above  sea  level

Overcoming  mental  battles   Pushed  myself  to  the  brink  and  then  some  more  to  shock  my  body  and  go  through  the  pain  in  the  preparation  phase  rather  than  dealing  with  pain  on  the  mountain

Good  level  of  base  fitness Did  enough  physical  exercise  to  be  in  the  best  shape  of  my  life

Data  Integrity  and  Insights…• Without  data  integrity,  my  judgment  of  approaching  the    task  is  blurred  

• The  insights  I  gained  are  only  as  good  as  the  data  I  entered  

• I  predict  that  Altitude  Sickness  could  be  the  only  challenge  and  would  be  brought  on  by  either:• Dehydration• Sleep  Deprivation• Unbalanced  Diet

Did  I  Make  It?...

I  Made  It!

The  Challenge…

Challenge Cause Effects SolutionAltitude  Sickness Dehydration  (water  

froze)  &  Sleep  Deprivation

Nausea,  restricted  balance  and  headache    

Stop  briefly  at  5,400  metresabove  sea  level.  Sit  down,  sip  on  water  handed  to  me  by  a  guide,  breathe  deep  breaths  slowly.  Continue  without  the  weight  of  my  day  pack.  Mental  toughness  will  get  me  to  the  summit

Conclusion…• Gathered  requirements  &  scoped  out  needs  

• Set  timeframes  for  me  to  work  to  in  the  planning  phase

• Identified  challenges

• Tested  &  brought  forward  PAIN  to  reduce  impact  of  PAIN  later  in  the  project

• Introduced  Data  Analytics  and  inputted  clean  data  to  record  performance

• Monitored  performance  through  Data  Visualisation

• Identified  valuable  Insights  from  Visualisation

• Made  key  decisions  on  how  to  move  forward  and  was  proactive  in  Mitigating  Risk

• Went  live,  found  solutions  to  overcome  challenges  &  executed  delivery  on  time

• CELEBRATED  MY  SUCCESS!!!

Questions?