Andy Sharry: No Change Too Big or Too Small

Andy Sharry wants you to “look, feel and live your best!” And for Sharry, all changes are important when it comes to living your best. Whether he is helping a clients train for a marathon or correcting a slight movement error, Sharry is passionate about “finding ways to enhance the lives of others in small and major ways.”

On Sharecare, Sharry answers questions on topics from satisfying food cravings in a healthy way to making sure your exercise shoes fit properly.

We caught up with Sharry to learn his secrets for looking, feeling and living your best.

Day jobs: Wellness Director of the YMCA of Central Massachusetts, NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist and Performance Enhancement Specialist, husband and father of three.

Weekend job: Head coach of the YMCA Running Team.

Favorite quote: “No man is a failure who has friends.” – Written to George Baily by Clarence in “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Proud to be: “Dad to Madeline and Nicholas, my three-year-old twins, and Elizabeth, my two-year-old daughter.”

Favorite activities: “Baseball and yard work.”

Health mission: To teach people to eat less and move more.

What’s always in his fridge: “Diet Coke (shhh, don’t tell anyone).”

The one healthy thing he does every day: “Play with my kids.”

Secret pastime: “Gardening.”

Weight-management secret: “Accountability: Eat what you want, but you’re responsible for everything that goes into your body. If you exceed your calories or points, it’s something that you are accountable for. And by accountability, I mean that the only person you need to answer to is YOU! Make good choices to stay within your daily allotments of calories/points using the most fulfilling and healthy foods possible. Compliment your portion reduction with strength training, flexibility and cardio and you’ll feel better than you ever have.

Advice to live by: 1) Running is a privilege; respect every step. 2) Be kind to yourself.

What he loves about Sharecare: “Sharecare is a uniquely amazing convergence of elite medical professionals, health and fitness professionals and anyone seeking to look, feel and live their best. Never before has there been such access to information for real people. You don’t just received cookie-cutter information that is impersonal and hard to understand.  Instead, you’re provided with cutting-edge information with a personal touch.  In less than one year, I’ve seen lifelong connections made among users of Sharecare and the professionals using the site as well.” 

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