Indoor Boot Camp Now Open FVT OFFERS PERSONAL TRAINING BY FORMER PRO FOOTBALL PLAYER
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on’t wait until the new year to jumpstart your personal fitness. The PocketGreenhaven community now has its first indoor “boot camp” in the Promenade Shopping Center. FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training is owned by lead personal trainer, Forest Vance, a former University of California, Davis, and professional football player. He operates another FVT Boot Camp at the corner of X and 16th streets. The grand opening for the PocketGreenhaven FVT took place in mid-October, with representatives from Vice Mayor Rick Jennings office helping with the ribbon-cutting ceremony. To introduce people to FVT’s fitness program, Vance is offering a 14-day “Test Drive” for $99, which includes a meal-planning guide, body measurements and six workout sessions. Fitness sessions are 45 minutes each and offered at 6 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and 8 a.m. on Saturday. Although “boot campers” are typically 30 to 55 years old, Vance plans to offer “Functional Fitness” classes geared toward people 60 years and older. Vance played pro football with the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs. As an offensive-line player, he weighed 310 pounds. Vance said he was
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Details will be provided in a future Pocket Life column. FVT Boot Camp and Personal Training is at 7485 Rush River Drive and 1530 X Street. For more information, call (916) 273-9366 or email forest@forestvancetraining.com.
PROJECT WARM WISHES Meals on Wheels by ACC continues its Project Warm Wishes, seeking public and corporate donations of winter clothing, blankets and related accessories for homebound seniors. In 2016, approximately 750 seniors received a warm gift for the holidays. With the help of residents in the Pocket-Greenhaven neighborhood and throughout Sacramento County, Meals on Wheels hopes the 2017 collection drive will surpass last year’s effort. Meals on Wheels is at 7375 Park City Drive. To donate to Project Warm Wishes, contact Michelle Bustamante at (916) 444-9533.
Forest Vance is the owner of a new indoor boot camp. strong and fit for playing football, but he would not have been able to run a couple miles without being wiped out. After implementing a healthy diet and fitness regiment, he lost 70 pounds in seven months and discovered he had a knack for training others to raise their fitness levels. His overall philosophy is to help each person achieve “functional fitness” as it relates to executing real-life movements, such as lifting, pushing and pulling, and becoming stronger to execute everyday activities. Vance has been featured in national newspapers, radio, television and other
media, and is the creator/author of numerous books and DVDs. More than 15,000 people in 43 countries have purchased his home-workout videos. Vance holds a master’s degree in human movement and personaltraining certifications through the American College of Sports Medicine and National Academy of Sports Medicine. In January 2018, Vance plans to hold a six-mile “studio to studio” (Land Park to Pocket-Greenhaven) run/walk to benefit local charities.
JFK WINTER CONCERT Music students at John F. Kennedy High School will hold their annual Winter Concert on Thursday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. in the school’s Performing Arts Auditorium. This musical event, under the direction of Jeremy Hammond, will feature the jazz band, orchestra and choir. The school recently began its band competition season against high schools in Loomis, Stockton, Pleasanton and Lodi. To view a performance, visit YouTube’s “2017 JFK Marching Band Fall Concert Phantom.” The JFK Music Boosters is still accepting corporate and individual