With 10+ years of fitness experience, Doug Champion is an Opex Certified Coach, as well as a CrossFit Level Certified Trainer. A life-long athlete with competitive experience in football, skiing, lacrosse, and rodeo, he understands an athlete's need for total wellness and physical and mental toughness. While competing in rodeo, Doug suffered an injury that included fracturing his collar bone, ribs, and spine (L4, L5, S1), resulting in a spinal fusion. After just a year of focused rehabilitation, Doug returned to competitive CrossFit fitness, reaching the top 2% level in the world and realized he was stronger than ever!

With first-hand experience and passion for rodeo sports, Doug understands that through consistency, patience, proper nutrition, goal setting, and the right individualized fitness programs that anything is possible when it comes to improving one's health and overall wellness! Doug joins the Western Sports Foundation provider team with excitement about sharing fitness, nutrition, and how they relate to the sport of rodeo and the athletes competing.