WS Chronicle

Like many small businesses and entrepreneurs, the COVID pandemic significantly changed the path they were on. 

Talya Jackson is one of those entrepreneurs who found a silver lining when forced to make changes due to the pandemic. Jackson says, “I moved to North Carolina in 2019, started working to save for graduate school, and when COVID hit, I had gotten laid off from my full-time job.” 

Jackson was already doing personal training part-time and really loved it. The pandemic was what led her to start full-time in training and she officially started Re Life Wellness in 2021. “Even though my life took a different path,” said Jackson, “this path has been the most rewarding.”

Currently she doesn’t have her own location but trains in locally-owned gyms in Winston-Salem and Clemmons. She explained that her training focuses on more than just building muscle or strength training. “I work to go along with my clients on their health journey with the motivation, encouragement and accountability they need to see results and feel like their best self. It’s about making being healthy a lifestyle because that improves your quality of life for the rest of your life.”

Jackson relishes watching the changes in her clients. “I really enjoy seeing the small wins that my clients accomplish. Seeing them reach their big weight loss goals, nutrition goals, and fitness goals are great. But it’s equally as wonderful to see their confidence increase and tell me about the things that they weren’t able to do before starting training.”

One such change was when she was working with a young woman who had been struggling to lose weight for years.  Jackson recalled, “She was very hard on herself and saw this as her last resort. We talked through some things she can start doing to build healthier habits and created a routine to fit her lifestyle, which was hectic due to her work schedule. She had her ups and downs, but over time she became more excited for training because it became a place of peace within the chaos of her life and she felt the weaknesses she had in her body go away. She’s lost over 20 lbs. and still continues to stay active and eat better, even with a busy schedule, which is something she said she’d never be able to do.” Jackson added, “I love to see people prove themselves wrong.”

Jackson said, “My future goals for Re Life Wellness are to build a team of trainers to reach and impact more people seeking to improve their health. It’s also a goal for the business to one day open a Wellness Center which will collaborate with other wellness professionals to be all under one roof.”

To reach Talya Jackson and to learn more about Re Life Wellness or to make an appointment, call 336-486-1008 or email: relifewellness0@gmail.com. Follow her on Facebook at Re_LifeWellness or on Instagram at re_life_wellness.