News, plus – [video] 1 Minute Yoga Flow Sequence for Beginners

Check out this quick and effective 1 minute yoga flow sequence for beginners!

I use this sequence to both energize myself in the morning, and before my regular kettlebell workouts:

If you like this sequence, you’ll LOVE our restorative yoga classes, Wednesday nights at 6pm (downtown location) and Thursday nights at 6pm (Pocket location).

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WELCOME Tyler Rogers to the FVT Team!

Tyler developed a connection with training in college as a way to live a healthy lifestyle and as a fun hobby. He graduated from CSU Sacramento with a B.A. in Social Science in 2015 and is currently pursuing a masters degree in Educational Technologies. Tyler works as an elementary school PE teacher, but has also spent the past four years as a personal trainer and small group fitness instructor … [read Tyler’s full bio on our “About Us” page, here]

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CURRENT CLIENTS – did you see the 18 Done-For-You Fat Loss Meal Plans we posted in the Private Facebook Group? They are part of a $45 online course that I recently put together, but I am sharing them with YOU guys 100% free, so that you can help get your eating on track before the holidays.

Also, if you are interested in getting a Customized Meal Plan done, we still have a handful of spots left in the “first 25” – details and apply here:

=> http://forestvance.com/2017/09/fvt-customized-nutrition-planning-program-is-live/

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We are here to support YOU and your fitness goals. 75 days to go in 2017 … let’s finish strong –

– Forest Vance
Owner, FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training

Kettlebell Exercises for Beginners – the Imaginary Swing

When we get new boot camp clients at FVT, one of our primary goals is to get them up to speed on their kettlebell swing form as fast as possible.

(This is because it’s such a great exercise for burning fat and building world class conditioning, and we use it as a staple in our workout programming.)

One GREAT drill we use to help refine swing form – with beginners, and intermediates / advanced trainees alike – is what we call the “Imaginary Swing”.

Watch the video, give it a try, and see the benefits today!

– The FVT Team

FVT Pocket / Greenhaven is OFFICIALLY Open for Business!

Great times at the FVT Pocket / Greenhaven Grand Opening Party today!

Thanks to all who came out and helped us celebrate.

We are now OFFICIALLY open for business!

Our full training schedule – which is updated, and can be seen on our website here:

FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training – Schedule

Give us a call at 916.273.9366, or fill out the contact form at the link below – we’d love to connect and see if our program is potentially a good fit for you and your current goals:

=> https://www.forestvancetraining.com/contact

Look forward to hearing from you! –

– The FVT Team

Reminder – FVT Pocket / Greenhaven Grand Opening This Saturday!

Reminder – FVT Pocket / Greenhaven Grand Opening is scheduled for this Saturday, October 14th – just 2 days away!

It’ll be an “Open House” from 9am – 12pm – we’ll have FREE 15 minute boot camps every hour, on the hour (9am, 10am, and 11am), as well as complimentary food / healthy snacks, not to mention awesome raffle prizes and special deals good on Grand Opening day ONLY.

You do not HAVE to reserve a spot to attend … BUT, if you do so, you’ll ensure a space at our of our free boot camps … and it will be of GREAT help to us as we prepare for the big day. Do so using the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/events/121788968526422

This event is open to current clients, friends, family, co-workers, and members of the Pocket / Greenhaven community who want to check out the new facility and experience a workout first-hand.

RSVP (and invite your friends, family, and co-workers!) for the Oct 14th FVT Pocket / Greenhaven Grand Opening using the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/events/121788968526422

Look forward to seeing you there –

– The FVT Team

FINAL CHANCE for Pocket / Greenhaven / Land Park residents.

FINAL CHANCE for Pocket / Greenhaven / Land Park residents.

This is the last week we are running our “soft opening” 14 Day Test Drive program (link at bottom of this message).

If you are working out at home, at a commercial gym, etc – and you are doing some workouts, but the results just aren’t really that great …

And you KNOW that having someone to coach you, motivate you, hold you accountable, and just take things to the next level is WHAT YOU NEED –

This program is going to be right up your alley!

With our 14 Day Test Drive, you get:

– 3x per week workouts for 2 weeks at FVT Pocket / Greenhaven
– A meal plan that shows you how and what to eat
– Before / after body comp to see your progress

Of course, if you want to continue after the 14 days, you can …

But if not, it’s a great way to get some fast results and jump start your fitness this fall!

Use the link below, and fill out the interest form:

http://bit.ly/2jarmFH

And we will get back with you ASAP to schedule your 1st session.

Look forward to working with you!

– Forest and the FVT Team

Grand Opening – FVT Pocket / Greenhaven – October 14th

Grand Opening day for the new FVT Pocket – Greenhaven location is scheduled for Saturday, October 14th – less than 2 weeks away!

We’ll have FREE 15 minute boot camps every hour, on the hour (9am, 10am, and 11am), as well as complimentary food / healthy snacks, not to mention awesome raffle prizes and special deals good on Grand Opening day ONLY.

You do not HAVE to reserve a spot to attend … BUT, if you do so, you’ll ensure a space at our of our free boot camps … and it will be of GREAT help to us as we prepare for the big day. Do so using the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/events/121788968526422

This event is open to current clients, friends, family, co-workers, and members of the Pocket / Greenhaven community who want to check out the new facility and experience a workout first-hand.

RSVP (and invite your friends, family, and co-workers!) for the Oct 14th FVT Pocket / Greenhaven Grand Opening using the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/events/121788968526422

Look forward to seeing you there –

– The FVT Team

Complete Grocery List + 90 Mins / Week Meal Prep Plan

If you are trying to lose body fat, but are struggling, the information I am going to share with you today could be the MOST IMPORTANT of anything I’ve ever sent.

Because, once you plan out 1) exactly WHAT you need to eat to get results, and 2) make a do-able PLAN to get it done consistently, you WILL see success.

This is going to take the mystery out of diet planning for you, once and for all …

Complete Grocery List + 90 Mins / Week Meal Prep Plan

Step 1 – Plan your diet for the week

We need to have a plan of what we are going to eat each day of the week, first and foremost. Check out one of the sample plans I have posted recently on the blog at ForestVance.com, or learn more about my custom diet planning program at the bottom of this message.

After we have our diet planned out for the week, we need to go out and get the food. Go shopping. The best way is to have a grocery list.

Step 2 – Make your grocery list

Take your diet plan, and make a grocery list. (This is actually included with our custom meal planning program).

Here’s my exact grocery list from last week, as an example. (We DO get more than this for the whole family – it’s myself, my wife, and two little ones – but for sake of simplicity, I separated out what applies to me):

coffee – 1 bag
eggs – 1 dozen
plain instant oatmeal – 1 box of 12 packets, plain
2% milk – 1/2 gallon
blueberries – 1 large container
apples – 6
peanut butter – 6 single serve packets
pretzels – one bag
turkey breast from deli – 12 oz
tuna – 3 cans
light mayo – small jar
avocados – 2
baby carrots – large bag
whole wheat bread – 1 loaf
string cheese – bag of 12
bananas – 6
potatoes – 3
brown rice – 3 bags, ready-to-heat-and-eat
frozen broccoli – 3 bags
frozen green beans – 3 bags
chicken breasts – 1 pound
ground beef – 1 pound

Step 3 – Meal prep

Now we have gone shopping, it is time to meal prep!

I do it 2x per week, and it takes me about 45 minutes each time.

Basically I prep up meals for 3 days at a time, each time.

Then there is one “free” day per week where I do no meal prep at all, and just eat what I want, within reason.

I will eat something similar most days, as is outlined here, for a couple of weeks, and then switch it up with some new foods. (My custom diet planning program includes a full 7 days of different meal plans, so that you can switch it up like this for quite a while, and never get bored.)

Breakfast each day is coffee with a dash of 2% milk, hard boiled eggs, instant oatmeal (with 2% milk), and blueberries.

I hard boil the eggs ahead of time, this takes maybe 20 or 30 minutes while I’m cooking a batch of dinners. The rest is super easy, and only takes a few minutes to put together.

Snacks each day are 1) apples / peanut butter / pretzels and 2) string cheeses / banana. This takes basically zero prep – I just take 2 minutes in the AM, the day of, to put everything in my lunch box 🙂

Lunch each day is either a turkey (4 oz) sandwich on whole wheat bread with 1/2 an avocado, OR a tuna sandwich with light mayo on whole wheat bread, + baby carrots. Again, this takes very little prep, maybe 2 minutes in the morning to get together.

Dinner is either chicken breast + a yam + broccoli or a ground beef patty + brown rice + green beans. I’ll just cook a huge batch of either dinner, enough for the whole family for three nights. It takes about 45 minutes to do this.

And there you have it. Healthy meal prep, in about 90 minutes per week.

Now everyone IS different.

You like different foods.

You have specific things you can and cannot eat.

You have to cook for teenagers.

Etc etc etc.

I get it!

BUT! – you CAN make this work for you. The HUGE take-aways are 1) PLAN your diet, and what you are going to eat each week, 2) do the shopping, get the GROCERIES you need to make it happen, and 3) take the tiny amount of time required to prep your meals and eat properly so that you can reach your goals.

Hope this helps! –

– Forest Vance
Certified Fitness Nutrition Coach
ForestVance.com

PS – More info about my custom diet planning program:

1 – If you are interested, fill out the short interest form here => http://bit.ly/fvtmealplanning

2 – If it looks like it’s a great fit, I’ll send you a link to sign up

3 – On signing up, you’ll get an email from me asking you to answer a few questions so that I can start putting together your nutrition plan

4 – We go to work for you, and put together a custom meal plan based around the answers you give me, and deliver it within 72 hours. It will be a 7 day rotation of different meals so that you can get a great variety of foods and never get bored.

5 – Your meal plan will arrive via email, and you’ll know exactly what and when to eat for maximum results

6 – You’ll start your plan, and myself and the FVT Team will be here to support you every step of the way! We will answer unlimited questions (within reason) as you work through your custom meal plan, and get amazing results.

The regular price for this service is $199.

HOWEVER – as we roll it out, to test the service and make sure everything is working 100% smoothly – we are going to price the first 25 at $99 – a full 50% off the regular price.

AND – for those same first 25 folks – I am going to send you a copy of YOUR CHOICE of any one of my flagship programs from the list below:

– KB Challenge Workouts
– Bodyweight Beast Building
– No Gym? No Excuse!
– Bodyweight Strong
– Kettlebell GAINZ
– Basement Badass

FREE.

Which – if you feel you could benefit from this service – makes it a NO BRAINER for ‘ya.

SO – if you are interested, fill out the short interest form here:

http://bit.ly/fvtmealplanning

And we’ll get back to you asap.

Look forward to hearing from you!

FVT Pocket / Greenhaven Grand Opening – Please RSVP

Please RSVP for our Oct 14th Grand Opening event using the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/events/121788968526422

You do not HAVE to reserve a spot to attend … BUT, if you do so, you’ll ensure a space at our of our free boot camps … and it will be of GREAT help to us as we prepare for the big day.

Please RSVP (and invite your friends, family, and co-workers!) for the Oct 14th FVT Pocket / Greenhaven Grand Opening using the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/events/121788968526422

We look forward to seeing you there!

– The FVT Team