Hannah Campbell Pegg
Hannah Campbell Pegg - Winter Olympic Women's Luge Competitor
Luge is the French word for sled. It is a Winter Olympic sport which involves the athletes propelling the themselves down an ice track with up to 21 corners, feet first, at speeds up to 150km/h. The body experiences forces up to five times that of gravity, with the only protection being a helmet.
Australia has a short Olympic history in the sport of luge. I was Australia's third Olympic luge competitor at the 2006 Games in Torino, and over the last four years I have been in training for the 2010 Games in Vancouver, Canada.
I use RitmSCENAR to help repair my injuries that I have sustained being a World Cup athlete. I also use RitmSCENAR to help keep me at my optimum performance level and for recovery.
In the sport of Luge my body is under such extreme conditions on the track and also in the overseas Winter climate for six months of the year. Keeping physically and mentally fit is a necessity in order for me to perform at my full potential. I was introduced to RitmSCENAR and Chris Mortensen in 2008 through a friend, as I was having difficulty with my hip after an operation. I had had the operation over a year before but it was still hindering my performance as I was having trouble with the joint and could not get full range of movement without pain nor perform the basic exercises that were necessary for me to excel as an athlete.
Hannah Campbell Pegg - Scenar Health
Since being introduced to RitmSCENAR I have gained majority of range of movement in my hip and also managed to repair other old injuries and I'm now training pain-free. RitmSCENAR has also helped me to gain overall health by helping my nervous system to repair, something that has always been damaged after months of competing overseas in harsh climates.
Whilst I am on circuit and unable to see a RitmSCENAR practitioner I travel with a RitmSCENAR device and blanket. What makes RitmSCENAR so great, is that it is so easy to travel with. There are no cords, pads or circuits, it is just one simple hand held device which makes injury prevention and maintaining my health and performance that much easier and more effective. RitmSCENAR has been and is an important part of my preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics.