ForestVance.com

Hello, and thanks for visiting -

My name is Forest Vance. I’m a personal trainer, gym owner, blogger, author and fitness entreprenuer based out of Sacramento, CA.

I’ve been working in the fitness industry full time for almost a decade. Before I worked as a trainer, I was a pro athlete … and interestingly, it was the end of my competitive sports career that ultimately got me into the fitness business.

I was a strength athlete – an offensive lineman.  The demands of my sport meant I needed to carry a lot of weight … but it was always a fine balance between being big and strong and downright fat.  So, not too surprisingly, shortly after my career ended, I let myself get pretty out of shape … at one point, I was tipping the scales at a whopping 310 pounds!

Thing was, I knew how to train like an athlete, to get into football shape – but I had no idea how to train ‘regular folks’ (which was now me ) for weight loss and general health! I spent hundreds of hours studying – and hundreds more testing various methods on myself – to figure out the best, most effective, and most time efficient methods to lose weight, trim my midsection, and take the ‘pain’ out of dieting.

I ended up losing 64 pounds over the next 7 months – and this experience ‘kick started’ my personal training career.

I’ve now got almost a decade of experience in the fitness industry.  I hold a Master’s Degree in Human Movement and have personal training certifications through the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Academy of Sports Medicine.  I’m also a level 2 Russian Kettlebell Challenge Certified Instructor, a Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist and a Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist.  I train folks every day at my personal training studio in Sacramento, CA, maintain several blogs and email newsletters, and have authored multiple workout books and DVD’s.   But most importantly, I’ve helped thousands of folks just like you lose weight, strip belly fat, and learn to eat correctly.

Whether you’re looking to lose weight, tone your midsection, or just get into great shape, and no matter where in the world you are, I’m confident I can help you reach your goals! Here are a few resources to get you started:

KettlebellBasics.net – Kettlebell workouts, videos, training tips and much more

BodyWeightStrengthTraining.com – Body weight workouts, videos, exercises and more

TheFitnessMonster.com – Functional Fitness, Healthy Eating, Body Weight – Based Training

ForestVanceTraining.com - Personal Training, Boot Camps and Kettlebell Instruction in Sacramento, CA

While you’re here, also make sure to sign up for my weekly kettlebell training newsletter by dropping your name and best email into the box at the upper right of the page.  You’ll get a free copy of my Beginner’s Guide to Kettlebell Training when you do – plus weekly workouts, training tips and a whole lot more.

Thanks for reading, and look forward to talking soon -

- Forest Vance, MS, CPT, PES, CES, RKC II