Health and Fitness EXPOs & Tradeshow News

JAMFIT - Jamaica's Online Health and Fitness Magazine

JAMFIT is an organization formed in 1998 and was established to improve the health and fitness industry in Jamaica. JAMFIT is comparable to IDEA and AFAA (America Fitness and Aerobic Association) in the USA. JAMFIT will serve Jamaica’s health and fitness needs with conventions, fitness shows, music, seminars, newsletters and ongoing health and fitness information.

JAMFIT FITNESS SHOW is a thirty-(30) minute exercise program on TVJ. Our qualified fitness professionals range from Certified Aerobics Instructors, Personal Trainers, Toe Bo Instructors, Nutritionist, Dance Instructors and Theatre Performers. This dynamic mix of talent and experience are put together to produce an informative, fresh and exciting exercise program, which airs Monday to Friday at 6 am and rebroadcast at 1:30 pm.

With development of JAMFIT One to One, we are able to reach the nation every morning through television, providing viewers with professional health tips. There are guest participants and exercise programs such as Tae Bo, Reggae/Socaerobics, Yoga and Latin that viewers enjoy and follow consistently on a day-to-day basis.

JAMFIT FITNESS EXPO is an annual health and fitness convention. In it's fifth year, JAMFIT provides workshops, seminars and lectures by Local and International Instructors. Demonstrations and in dept information are given by gyms island-wide. There is an annual Aerobic Marathon and Step Competition. All types of health and fitness products are on display in the form of booths.

JAMFIT/Ministry of Health NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING COMPETITION was launched in January 2003. It is an annual competition and in its second year. We have thirty-eight (38) High Schools competing for a prestigious trophy and numerous monetary prizes.
This competition has generated much publicity and nation-wide enthusiasm

JAMFIT- WEB SITE was officially launched in July 2003.

About Karelle Ashley:

Karelle, a Registered Nurse, is also a Certified Fitness Instructor with the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) and the American Council on Exercise (ACE).
She has been in the Fitness Industry for twelve (12) years and currently teaches at the Future Fitness Gym (Hilton Kingston Hotel).

She specialises in Step, Hip-Hop and Aerobics.

Karelle is Co-founder and director of the Jamaica Fitness Association (JAMFIT) which was formed in November 1998. JAMFIT provides Jamaicans with Conventions, Fitness Shows, Music, Seminars, and Newsletters as well as on going health and fitness information.

She is also co-producer of the “JAMFIT One to One” exercise program that is aired daily on TVJ and host of the Health Watch News Program.

Karelle enjoys football, softball and hockey. Her dream is to one day put Jamaica on the map as a country on par with the United States in Health and Fitness.