Andy has published articles for Physical Therapy Magazine,
Spirituality and Health Magazine, Scifit, Keiser, and authored
two books, Racing Yesterday and The Exercise Prescription.
As an athlete Andy has amassed 20 Canadian and US National
Championships and participated in three World Championships
as an oarsman, winning Gold medals in the 8+ and 4+ events,
as well as a fourth-place finish in the A final of the Men’s Pair
event. He competed in the 2008 Olympic trials in the Men’s
Pair event at the age of 41. As a member of the US raft team,
he won Bronze at the World Championship four-man event
in Al Ein, UAE, and an eighth-place finish at the World
Championship six-man event in Shikoku, Japan.
Andy owns and operates Baxter Fitness Solutions in Ashland
Oregon where, for the last twenty years, he has implemented
medically protocoled exercise programs for seniors, focusing
primarily on orthopedic and neurologic conditions.