The future is looking strong for a Co Tyrone based entrepreneur whose gym has experienced an influx of new bookings after she received assistance from the Council led Go Succeed service.
Personal trainer and class instructor Melanie B Jones is the founder of MelFitness, where she works with members to meet their lifestyle goals, build confidence and self-esteem through a range of fitness programmes.
Originally from Zambia, Melanie moved to Northern Ireland aged 18 before raising a family and launching MelFitness in 2022.
“Coming from Africa, we grew up outdoors and were incredibly active, so fitness is something which has always come naturally to me. This coupled with raising two children on my own has taught me grit, resilience, and the true meaning of strength – which is more than how many kg you can lift in the gym,” she said.
“I wanted to use my experience and life lessons to help others tap into the belief that they, too, can do hard things. So, after the kids left school, I returned to my studies and gained personal training qualifications. Working for a number of years, I grew in confidence and that is when I decided to set up MelFitness – a space where people come to feel stronger, both mentally and physically, build confidence, and feel more like themselves again.”
Personal trainer and class instructor Melanie B Jones is the founder of MelFitness, where she works with members to meet their lifestyle goals, build confidence and self-esteem through a range of fitness programmes.
Originally from Zambia, Melanie moved to Northern Ireland aged 18 before raising a family and launching MelFitness in 2022.
“Coming from Africa, we grew up outdoors and were incredibly active, so fitness is something which has always come naturally to me. This coupled with raising two children on my own has taught me grit, resilience, and the true meaning of strength – which is more than how many kg you can lift in the gym,” she said.
“I wanted to use my experience and life lessons to help others tap into the belief that they, too, can do hard things. So, after the kids left school, I returned to my studies and gained personal training qualifications. Working for a number of years, I grew in confidence and that is when I decided to set up MelFitness – a space where people come to feel stronger, both mentally and physically, build confidence, and feel more like themselves again.”
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00:00My proudest moment is coming to Northern Ireland when I was 18 years old with basically nothing,
00:05big dreams as a young girl, feeling my dreams were broken and I've built this dream and
00:10it's come true for me.
00:16My name is Melanie Jones, I own Mouth Fitness, it's a studio here in Oma and it's been operating
00:22for three years now.
00:24My dream as an 18 year old coming to Northern Ireland and raising my children very young
00:30was basically to be prosperous and successful in her life and that's why I left Africa.
00:36So for a very long time I worked for other people and I decided to take that big leap
00:40and start working for myself.
00:43I just aspired to be my own boss and I feel I'm a good role model for my children and I'm
00:50doing what I'm doing and I love what I'm doing so dreams do come true.
00:54I do struggle with social media, I do struggle with anything technical, I think it's just
00:59more my age and where I'm coming from.
01:02GoSucceed helped me with my website through my mentor who was very helpful and the website
01:09has basically brought in a lot of influx of clients to me, a lot of interest as well.
01:15He listened to me, he took everything on board, he put out this professional look for Mouth Fitness
01:22which I'm very very happy about.
01:24GoSucceed is a fantastic service, it has made me feel confident that there is help out there
01:30for you and if you have that dream, GoSucceed is there to help you achieve that.
01:36I wake up every morning just so happy that I have built something special, we're here
01:43not just for the fitness aspect of it but for all of us to come together, congregate as
01:48one person, we need each other, that's support and we are strong together and I just glow with
01:54so much admiration for what I have built.