My name is Sherman Waitai-Cross and I have been a coach and Personal Trainer since 2016. I established SWC Health and Fitness Limited in 2019, when I started working with Bariatric clients.

I have been fortunate in being able to support more than 500 clients to high degrees of success following their investment in the powerful tool that is weight loss surgery.

Following a 20 year banking career, I decided to follow my life long interest in exercise and holistic health. After completing Life Coach training with Momentum Coaching (ICF aligned) I obtained my Personal Training credentials with the New Zealand Institute and Health and Fitness.

However, as research in the field’s of holistic health, exercise and Bariatrics continues, on-going education, upskilling and the adoption of proven tools and techniques is paramount in my ability to support clients.

I am not a Doctor, Dietician or nurse. I am therefore unable to prescribe medication or your ideal diet. However, I believe everyone has their own formula or recipe for getting the most out of Weight Loss Surgery. This includes working out how they can meet their dietary targets, including protein and hydration. But it extends to other lifestyle factors such as movement, sleep, mindful eating, and stress management. These are among the areas that I work with people to maximise benefits from their surgery, but also to facilitate long term maintenance. It is worth noting that most, if not all lifestyle factors can support each other.

Some of the coaching tools and approaches I use include

• Life satisfaction

• Values

• Habit building and change

• Environment analysis - what creates stress, what helps us recover and what supports our habits

• Mindset exploration

• Sleep hygiene

• Decisional Balance