Southern Oregon Bariatric Center

Fitness and Physical Therapy

We are delighted to be partnering with the Andy Baxter and his team of medical exercise specialists at Baxter Fitness Solutions. They began providing the fitness portion of our program in 2010.

Andy Baxter has been a senior personal trainer, post rehab conditioning specialist and medical exercise specialist for twenty-one years. He holds certifications from the Health and Fitness Institute, the American Senior Fitness Association, the American Association of Health, Fitness and Rehabilitation Professionals, U.S. Rowing, Concept 2, and the American Sport Education Program.

Andy is the former owner of New Angle Fitness (Oakland, CA) and former Director of Health and Fitness at Mountain Meadows (Ashland, OR). Currently he owns and operates Baxter Fitness Solutions for Fifty and Beyond (Ashland and Medford, OR). His other company, Beyond 50 Fitness, LLC produces senior specific fitness DVDs. Currently on the medical advisory board for SciFit Systems, Inc., Andy’s patent pending Ageless Fitness Systems opened its first licensed satellite facility in Victoria, BC in 2008 as MedEx Fitness Centre.

Andy has published articles on senior fitness and rowing both locally and nationally. He is a multiple U.S. National, Canadian National and World Champion master oarsman and two-time Head of the Charles medalist.