Ridgeline Plot

Heart Rate During Activities

Heart rate distributions for different physical activities

Output
Heart Rate During Activities
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from scipy import stats

np.random.seed(42)
activities = ['Resting', 'Walking', 'Jogging', 'Running', 'Cycling', 'HIIT', 'Swimming']
hr_means = [65, 90, 130, 160, 145, 175, 135]
hr_stds = [8, 12, 15, 12, 18, 10, 14]

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(12, 9), facecolor='#0a0a0f')
ax.set_facecolor('#0a0a0f')

colors = ['#27F5B0', '#6CF527', '#D3F527', '#F5B027', '#F54927', '#F5276C', '#27D3F5']

x = np.linspace(40, 200, 200)
overlap = 2.0

for i, (activity, mean, std, color) in enumerate(zip(activities, hr_means, hr_stds, colors)):
    data = np.random.normal(mean, std, 1000)
    kde = stats.gaussian_kde(data)
    y = kde(x) * 10
    y_offset = i * overlap
    
    ax.fill_between(x, y_offset, y + y_offset, alpha=0.85, color=color, edgecolor='white', linewidth=0.8)
    ax.text(35, y_offset + 0.3, activity, fontsize=10, color='white', va='center', ha='right', fontweight='500')

ax.set_xlim(20, 200)
ax.set_ylim(-0.5, len(activities) * overlap + 2)
ax.set_xlabel('Heart Rate (BPM)', color='white', fontsize=11, fontweight='500')
ax.set_title('Heart Rate Distribution During Activities', color='white', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold', pad=20)
ax.tick_params(colors='#888888', labelsize=9)
ax.set_yticks([])
for spine in ax.spines.values():
    spine.set_visible(False)
ax.spines['bottom'].set_visible(True)
ax.spines['bottom'].set_color('#333333')

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library

Matplotlib

Category

Statistical

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