Meet the Press Pause Team
Our Team is made up of Trainers and Therapists who have been specially chosen for their expertise and knowledge in their field, for their professionalism and dedication, and above all else for their passion for helping people to change their lives.
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The Team
Our Team is made up of Trainers and Therapists who have been specially chosen for their expertise and knowledge in their field, for their professionalism and dedication, and above all else for their passion for helping people to change their lives.
Shelina Mawji
Shelina graduated from The University of Derby in 2000, with a Bsc (Hons) in Human Resource Management with Psychology, after already having achieved a HND in Business & Finance.
Shelinas career began in the corporate sector having worked for both Virgin as well as Barclays Bank as an Accounts Manager.
Shelina is an experienced trainer, with a proven track record in the HR & Training Sectors, having already written an Induction-Training package for WH Smith Retail, having set up a basic HR Structure for Westminster Racial Equalities Council, as well as project managing a resignation/retention project for Derby City Council.
During her working life, shelina established that there was a connection between stress levels, health and absenteeism and therefore decided to integrate her HR/Training background with a wellbeing and Stress Management approach.
Shelina is a fully qualified Assessor, has a Level 5 Diploma in Stress Management via the Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) and is a full member of the International Stress Management Association (ISMA)
Carl Garton
Fitness has always been part of my life, my family competed at Olympic level in canoeing and national level in cycling, so with all these influences around me i started early and the bug has stayed with me.
Through competitive canoeing, kung fu, body building and later on kickboxing, I have always loved the discipline required to be good at your chosen sport. Joining the Royal Marines taught me a lot of valuable life skills and gave me the strength of mind to pursue my goals. But it wasn’t until I qualified (at the top of my class) with Premier Training in 2001 to become a Personal Trainer and Sports Therapist, that I realised I had found my vocation in life. I train people with the same passion and determination as I train myself, giving them my undivided attention to get them the results they want. There are no magic answers or gadgets that will give you health & vitality; it comes from old-fashioned hard work, sweat and good nutrition.
2 years ago I discovered Kettlebell’s, and was amazed at what a powerfully intensive and thorough workout they give you. I now use Kettlebell Training extensively with clients, making them leaner, fitter and stronger than they have ever been in their lives.
I now run The Fit Farm Ltd, where we offer Corporate Health & Wellness and Stress Management to the corporate sector, and Personal Training and Sports Massage Therapy to individuals.
Sam Silvester
Sam is working in partnership with The Fit Farm ltd to provide excellent nutritional advice to all its Corporate and Personal Training clients.
Sam is a qualified Nutritional Consultant. She trained for over three years at the Kevala College, and for the last four years has worked at various clinics and gyms in and around Newbury.
She has always had a love of food and cooking, but her passion became a career after overcoming her own health issues. Working with her clients, she has seen how the right foods can impact on a person’s life and happiness.
Sam works in a holistic way, aiming to find the cause of the problem – whether it is physical or psychological – and educating clients on how to eat in a much healthier way, and how to incorporate it into their lifestyle.
She specialises in digestive problems, and has had excellent results with her weight loss programmes.
As well as managing her family, Sam writes for local publications and has appeared on Radio Berkshire.
Lynsey Summers
After graduating from Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh with a BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, Lynsey went travelling and then worked for many years for the NHS, in Foundation and Community Hospitals, Consultant clinics and GP surgeries.
During this time she gained extensive knowledge and skill in rehabilitation which has been used to great benefit for her clients. Having worked in a broad spectrum of medical specialties including orthopaedics, neurology, respiratory, paediatrics, hydrotherapy, gym rehab and outpatients she has a multifaceted experience and therapy base to help you achieve your goals. She has been involved in training and teaching of students from different universities, junior staff and fellow medical professionals, exchanging knowledge and understanding of her own profession and other related fields of treatment to achieve the best outcomes for her clients.
Lynsey then went on to extend and specialise her own skills to higher levels in the musculoskeletal outpatient field dealing with all manner of injuries and dysfunctions and started her own private physiotherapy service based in Newbury – Touch Physio.
She gets a great deal of satisfaction from rehabilitating her clients to achieve their goals. Helping someone overcome an issue whether large or small which is limiting potential to achieve a great quality of life, to improve sporting performance or to just be without pain or restriction, she finds hugely rewarding. She has a special interest in specific soft tissue therapies and prides herself on rehabilitating clients with a holistic management approach and treatment derived from a thorough and comprehensive assessment.
When not working with client's Lynsey likes to spend time outdoors in the beautiful Berkshire and North Hampshire countryside and is a keen horse rider and dog walker. She also loves to hit a dance floor and cut some moves!
