About Christopher Knott

 

Christopher Knott was a three-sport letterman throughout high school and continued playing baseball in college. When a rotator cuff tear brought his athletic career to a halt, he decided the next best thing would be to train athletes. While at Purdue University, he amassed three Undergraduate degrees (Movement and Sports Science, Exercise and Fitness, Athletic Training) and two Masters degrees (Exercise Physiology, Sports Management) in six years. While at Purdue, he was hired on to be a strength and conditioning coordinator for several of their athletic teams while also creating and teaching the weight-training curriculum for Purdue students. During that time, he was also hired to be the US Olympic strength and conditioning coordinator for the Rowing teams.

It was during this period of time when Chris became extremely frustrated with the disconnect in professions between doctors, therapists, trainers, and coaches. He witnessed several athletes falling through the cracks with repeated injuries because the transition between professions was and continues to be very incomplete. He began to understand that a byproduct of becoming extremely specialized in one area limits your ability to transition and see the need for the whole person. Thus, Chris began a quest to search out the best professionals in every area of wellness to learn the cutting edge practices and put them together in a comprehensive approach to fitness and wellness.

When the Colorado Rockies baseball team saw how quickly Chris was returning athletes with injuries back to optimal playing ability as well as preventing future injuries, they asked him to become a part of their strength and conditioning program. Chris and his family moved to Colorado to work with the Rockies where they eventually settled in Colorado Springs.

Christopher currently runs his own sports performance and wellness studio in Colorado Springs where he works with the whole person: physically, mentally, emotionally, and sometimes even spiritually. Whether it is cutting edge performance, basic weight loss and nutrition, or complete wellness, the quest for continued learning never stops as we continue to treat the complete person. Thus for Chris, Functional Medicine and The Wellness Prescription was a perfect fit in treating the body as a whole.