Ablty

PROBLEM

1. Most people including senior adults, people living with disability and under medical conditions do not know the suitable exercises for them, as the results they are often excluded from fitness industry and this causes social inequalities and high chances of chronic diseases.

SOLUTION

1. Exercising is one of the most effective ways to prevent health problems, while this can be a solution but most individual do not know exercises that are suitable for them, we need an innovative product that will use artificial intelligence to promote inclusion for physical activity for everyone regardless of their physical status, age and medical condition, PRODUCT that will;

•  Tackle social inequalities and provide accessible exercise programs.
•  Utilise artificial intelligence in the health centre
•  Promote independence, social inclusion and physical activity

3.This solution will reduce chances of diseases caused by lack of physical activities, Directed programs will provide participants with fitter bodies and manage health with humanistic approach considering emotional needs and strategies to promote exercise durance, and it will give individual a platform to enjoy exercises, and promote healthy and active community while reducing high chances of chronic diseases

High level of inactivity has a huge impact both locally and globally, Over 47% of south africans are inactive and Globally 1 in 4 adults do not meet the global recommended levels of physical activity. Up to 5 million deaths a year could be avoided if the global population was more active. People who are insufficiently active have a 20% to 30% increased risk of death compared to people who are sufficiently active. Not getting enough physical activity comes with high health and financial costs. It can contribute to heart disease, type 2 diabetes, several cancers, and obesity.

People with disabilities need health and fitness programs for the same reasons anyone else does—to stay well, active, and a part of the community. we tackle following challenges for people living with disability;

• Fatigue
• Injury
• Mental health and depression
• Overweight and obesity
• Pain and help to control joint swelling and pain associated with arthritis.
• Can help reduce blood pressure in some people with hypertension
• Reduces the risk of dying from coronary heart disease and of developing high blood pressure, colon cancer, and diabetes.
• Help people with chronic, disabling conditions improve their stamina and muscle strength.

Our services are open for everyone but are directed specifically people with disability, people living with medical conditions and senior adults. 

We want to develop an exercise recommender system, which will accommodate people with any physical condition to participate in health and fitness industry. algorithm will use personal data(health status, age, disability status,ect) to provide exercises designed to suit individual's needs,  This product will use artificial intelligence and algorithm. Ablty will improve people's physical health by

• Reduced physical pain
• Help people to move better
• Increase independence(for disabled and senior adults)
• Prevent likelihood of falling
• Saving money on health cost

The fitness industry has failed to provide satisfactory exercise programs for people with disability, senior adults, pregnant women and those under medical conditions, many public fitness centers do not accommodate their status, exercising can be extremely challenging for them and costly. People with special needs tend to have high chances of chronic diseases due to lack of physical activities. we aim to tackle this global challenge by providing person`s centred empathetic platform, which aim to promote lifelong independence by having excess to exercise specialist, our tailored made programs are suitable to the individual. ABLTY is not only for people with special needs but it accommodates everyone

Increasing levels of insufficient physical activity are a major concern for public health and the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, exercising should include everyone and those with special needs. we need product for diversity users, that will fit in people's daily activities, cost effective, flexible and personalised. product that will promotes independence, social inclusion and physical activity. the outcomes of the exercises we provide are;

• Improve Mental Health
• participants will be less reliant on Carers
• Increase independences
• Improved Biomechanics

We are in the early stage of development and we are in the process 

• of gathering data for the algorithm 
• developing website 
• recording exercises videos

Ablty makes exercising better and accessible for everyone, it tackles scarcity for inclusive physical opportunities, social inequalities, promotes independence, social inclusion and physical activity by using recommendation system tailored to individual needs and physical condition

• Year 1; Ablty will serve 10.8 million people
• Year 2: 15-18 million people
• Year 5; 35-40 million users

We will measure our progress by;

• Number of users
• Usage times
• Donation growth
• More funding and grants
• Fundraising
• Increase in Social Media
• Engagement
• Increase in number of sponsors 
• Awards

2 people

1. Mamatela Khiba-full time
2. Rosaria Berreto-part time

Rosaria barreto has BSc in exercise and fitness management. she is a chartered physical activity practitioner and the founder of two UK health and exercise businesses. she has experience in 10+ disabilities

Mamatela Kgiba has a degree in hospitality and event management. She has international experience and she is great in communication and marketing skills.

Ablty will strive to foster belonging and empowerment at work. We will create relevant marketing for our diverse customers and to make diversity part of our competitive advantage from the very beginning. We will listen and engage with our diverse communities and value teamwork with our diverse suppliers. ablty aims to be an international company team hence we want to build a diverse organisation and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status

We are applying at solve for start-up funds, and we hope to get introduce to a wider network of contacts, and to successfully to develop an algorithm aimed at creating a recommender system, we also hope to be exposed to other grants/fundings, investors and mentors, winning this fund will mean that ablty will get public exposure which will be great for marketing and raising more grants from government and other private source

We need to learn about product market fit, as this will help us to know about our exposure and will enable us to target our market areas, also to improve our financial skills. technology support will be great because we need to learn more in this area 

Potential partners

• Digital care expects
• Campaign for chronic and disabled
• Organisations in health care
• Care homes and disability organisation
• Rehabilitation care/therapists
• Clinics

Preventive health is growing in popularity as people seek to improve their overall health and wellness by making better choices.

We would like to be considered for this prize because we are committed to reducing high chances of chronic diseases as it is one of the biggest health challenges in US and across the world by developing an exercise recommendation system that will promote inclusion for everyone, this algorithm will reduce high numbers of chronic diseases internationally.

Facts about chronic diseases impact in the US

• Chronic diseases such as heart diseases, cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. They are also leading drivers of the nation's $3.8 trillion in annual health care costs.
• Chronic diseases are responsible for seven out of 10 deaths in the U.S,  killing more than 1.7 million Americans each year, and more than 75% of the $2 trillion spent on public and private healthcare in 2005 went toward chronic diseases $3.8 trillion in annual health care costs

People who are at high risk of getting chronic diseases are senior adults and those living disabilities,  we aim to use AI to recommend exercises suitable for people everyone including those with disabilities, under medical condition and senior adults, we will be providing exercise programs that will:

• Improve Biomechanics
• Improve mental health
• Increase independence
• Reduce high chances of chronic diseases

We as ablty believes that exercising is for everyone and is one of the most important lifestyle to prevent diseases.

Ablty uses high technology to make exercising better and accessible for everyone and our target market are people living with disabilities, senior adults and people living under medical conditions. we hope to reduce high chances of chronic diseases across the world

Ablty will be using artificial intelligence to develop a recommender system, we will using machine learning algorithm to store data(personal details, medical condition, disability status,ect) which will be used as tool to recommend the most suitable exercises for the individual

This high technology product will tackle scarcity for inclusive physical opportunities and improve accessible exercise programs, and utilise AI in the health centre

Ablty is an international non-profit business with its two co-founders from South Africa and United Kingdom. We recently won as one of the best solution in Global Young Innovators program

We aim to tackle one of the biggest global challenges in the healthcare center which is high number of chronic diseases, dependence and exclusion for people living with disability, with medical conditions and senior adults. we aim to tackle this challenges by introducing artificial intelligence to recommend suitable exercises programs for the individual. This recommender system will change future generation and encourage people to exercise more to avoid diseases associated with lack of physical activities, it will reduce high chances of chronic disease across the world, promote independence for disabled people and senior adults.