Monday, December 31, 2007
TOP 40 list: Live well in 2008, here is how you can start
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Are you QUALIFIED to LOSE a pound this year?
It's STARTLING! but as we all know it is Christmas time again and another year has gone by.
I feel it necessary to express what I will be doing this year for the holidays to let you know that we are all human.
THIS YEAR I'm taking ACTION! My goal is to lose at least 1 pound over the holidays.
I usually start my drive down to good ol' Ocean township NJ, were I was raised. I usually end up with the entire family at
my Aunt Janie's house. She cooks the most AMAZING foods for the holidays. As a matter of fact, my entire family cooks very well; and I'm not saying that to be nice. This is where I received my culinary talents from.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME! There always seems to be an issue with gaining weight over the holidays, FOOD and LACK of EXERCISE has everything to do with it. But before I give you THREE little steps to do to help you to potentially lose a pound instead of gaining ten; let me continue with my family story...
Everyone arrives around 2pm on the Eve of Christmas, this year we are doing it on Sunday the 23rd. The house is always piping hot from the wood burning stove and there is a smell of cedar in the air with a hint of apple spice cider warming on the fire. The lights always seem to be dim and the candles are burning with tons of commotion all around from the countless children. Well this year there is only 5 little ones left because the other 7 grand children have grown up(me included). Yes I am a grandchild, isn't everyone a grandchild. My grandparents usually sit together but my grandmother always seems to not stay still. She is a beautiful, action filled character strait out of a nursery rhyme. Grandpa is completely different. He is a health freak. Yes, I am not the only one! hahaha. He eats sprouted stuff and juiced veggies and stuff like that. But if you sleep walk in the middle of the night , you might catch him eating sugar free ice-cream :-) He knows its bad but it is a habit he can't kick. There are so many character in my family which I called relatives and they all have a very special place in my heart for each one. I have a very large extended family nearly 30 of us that meet up during the holidays, and I can't wait to see them. But I also must admit I can't wait to have one of my aunts famous holiday dishes. I know that if I did not have a plan to attack those unwanted pounds I would gain just like everyone else over the holidays.
SO, Here IT IS! When you find yourself not able to go to the gym during this season and the food is piling up on you do these three things to keep your self fit and healthy during the season of eating.
WATER - try to have at least 32oz before eating, this will curb your appetite in a big way, do it again before you have dessert with 20 oz of water. Do this only when you feel there will be far to great a temptation to overeat during holiday meals. This should not be done during your normal meal plan of 6x/day.
SQUATS- very simple for three days starting on Christmas eve, do 50 squats in a row using only your bodyweight, Do this 3-times: first thing in the morning before breakfast, before lunch, before dinner
PUSH-UPS - very simple, do 20 pushups in a row using only your bodyweight, Do this 3-times: first thing in the morning after squats before breakfast, after squats before lunch, after squats before dinner.
By doing these two simple exercises and drinking plenty of water you will not only curb your appetite but you might even lose a pound after doing these for a few days.
Don't delay, start today, get a head start on your commitments for next year.
Do them NOW, you will love yourself for it!
So, can you answer the question NOW?: Are you QUALIFIED to LOSE a pound this year?
HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE,
Peace, Love, and Health,
Ted
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Inspiring video from an unlikely source
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Monday, December 3, 2007
Three Things Every Exercise Program Should Have
1. What you should know to design a safe and effective exercise program
A complete fitness program must include aerobic exercise, muscular strength and endurance conditioning, and flexibility exercise. Aerobic exercise does good things for your cardiovascular system and is an important part of weight management. Muscular conditioning can improve strength and posture, reduce the risk of lower back injury, and is also an important component of a weight management program. Flexibility exercise is needed to maintain joint range of motion and reduce the risk of injury and muscle soreness.
2. Aerobic exercise can be as simple as walking
Walking is a weight-bearing aerobic exercise. So are jogging, rope skipping and dance-exercise. Aerobic exercise is any activity that uses large muscle groups in a continuous, rhythmic fashion for sustained periods of time. There are also non-weight-bearing aerobic exercises, such as bicycling, stationary cycling, swimming and rowing.
Keep the pace comfortable. A very important aspect of your exercise program is the intensity. You should exercise at a comfortable pace. You can measure your exercise heart rate to check the intensity of your exercising, or you can take the 'talk test.'
To measure your heart rate, take your pulse as soon as you stop exercising. Count your heartbeat for 10 seconds, then multiply that by six to convert it to a one-minute heart rate. If you keep your exercise heart rate within a range of 55 percent to 80 percent of an estimated maximum heart rate (220 minus your age), you're doing well.
The talk test is easier to accomplish. Just exercise at a pace that allows you to carry on a conversation while you're exercising.
How often should you exercise?
Three to four days of aerobic activity is fine for general health maintenance. If you're trying to lose weight, aim for four or more days a week, being sure you take off at least one day a week.
How long should you exercise?
Work up to 20 or more minutes per session for general health maintenance. For weight loss, gradually work up to 45 minutes or longer at low to moderate intensities in a low- or no-impact activity.
3. Strength conditioning gives you a choice
Pick calisthenics, free weights or machines. Just be sure that your strength training includes exercises for every major muscle group, including the muscles of the arms, chest, back, stomach, hips and legs.
Start with a weight that's comfortable to handle and keep it up for eight repetitions. Gradually add more repetitions until you can complete 12 repetitions. For greater strength conditioning, add more weight and/or more repetitions, in sets of
Stretch for flexibility
Proper stretching involves holding a mild stretch of 10 to 30 seconds while you breathe normally. Always warm up before you stretch. Like strength conditioning, flexibility exercises should include stretching for all the major muscle groups.
One last thing to remember . . . Always check with your doctor before beginning any exercise program, especially if you're over 40, or have cardiovascular risk factors, such as smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes or a family history of heart disease.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Recipe Volume #01 Series: Snacks: Tibetan Trail Mix
2007 tilted recipe volume #01 series: snacks
- This is a powerful snack filled with antioxidants and vitamins, +plus it tastes unbelievable
- Organic Almonds - 1/2 lb
- Organic Walnuts - 1/2 lb
- Organic Sesame Seeds - 1/2 cup
- Organic Flax Seeds - 1/2 cup
- Organic Gogi Berries - 2 cups
- Organic Cocoa Chunk or Shaved Powder (this is not Hershey's Coco) - 1 cup
- Organic Powdered Cinnamon - 1 tspn
- Organic powdered Ginger - 1 tspn
- Organic Stevia Powder - 1 tblspn
- Organic Virgin Coconut Oil - 2 tblspns melted
- Preheat oven at 350
- Mix Ingredients together except for the Cinnamon and ginger and bake at 350 for 10 minutes for a wonderfully powerful snack, filled with the necessary macro nutrients, antioxidants for good health and fat fighting
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
"Change your thinking, change your life." - Ernest Holmes
- No-one has the ability to control you unless you allow them to control you.
- Don't let yourself be controlled by outside influences.
- If we let others, situations or things control us, we are powerless to them and give them all of the power over us.
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Saturday, November 3, 2007
Is beef a superfood?
I have read a lot about superfoods lately.
This one might be the strangest to you but not to me.
I was reading one of my blogs subscriptions and I came across a fitness
related article on an article titled "The 10 NEW Superfoods for Women."
I heard about this article from my fellow blogger, Kevin Gianni
I love hearing about new superfoods, so I continued to read on.
Do you know what was first on the list?
"Beef."
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You got that right!, good old, heart-stopping red meat.
Here is what Kevin had to say...
"As people are dying of heart disease by the hundreds of thousands, good
natured nutritionists, doctors and media outlets are still recommending red
meat 2-3 times a week.
Not spinach or broccoli or cherries... those superfoods aren't hip anymore.
I guess the list has gotten short enough to call up the average foods to the
big leagues and give them a swing for the fences.
This is an serious issue in our information age.
Navigating the media messages is a challenge we all have to face. We not
only hear messages from the TV and radio or read them in magazines or
online, but we also get them second hand and piecemeal from friends and
family members.
Sort of like the telephone game we used to play in kindergarten, where
everyone sits in a circle and whispers a message in the next person's ear
to--humorously--hear what the sentence has become once it's gone around the
room.
This is not how our health information should be distributed. It is
dangerous. But this type of transmission teaches us a very important
lesson.
Be wary of ANY health information you get.
Yes, even what I send you."
Go and find out for yourself.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Trick or Treat: Do You Know Candy is Killing Our Children!
| I recently came in contact with a great article at Palmetto health regarding Halloween. I hope you find value as much as I did. Do you know that candy is basically killing our children. The obesity rate amongst children is increasing year over year with an astonishing pace. You can read the whole article at http://www.palmettohealth.org/body.cfm?id=777 If you are concerned and wish to not only improve your health but others in your life, concider the benefits of fresh, healthy food delivered right to your door go to http://www.tilttotaltraining.com/mytiltmeals.html for more details and start changing the way you eat and change your life! TRICK or TREAT The appearance of ghosts, goblins, and witches can only mean one thing — Halloween is just around the corner! With childhood obesity on the rise in the US — the rate of childhood obesity has doubled in the past 20 years — what can be done with the buckets of candy to be collected? Nutrition and Halloween aren’t two words that are normally seen together, but it is possible to promote healthy eating habits during the Halloween season. Here are some tips: If you are concerned and wish to not only improve your health but others in your life, concider the benefits of fresh, healthy food delivered right to your door go to http://www.tilttotaltraining.com/mytiltmeals.html for more details and start changing the way you eat and change your life! Healthy Regards, Ted Tilton |
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
I have already lost 5 pounds!
ALL I DID WAS INCORPORATE THESE TWO SUPERFOODS INTO MY DIET
I'm not getting paid to tell you this website is great!
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There is some mystique about them, isn’t there? Imagine a food–or a group of foods–that alone can elevate moods, enrich your body with almost hundreds of minerals and taste great all at the same time?
The 7 foods I want to talk about do all this and more… and are not just the “ordinary” superfoods like the cherry, the avocado or extra virgin olive oil. These foods are from the corners of the world and they will pack a super-punch into your everyday diet.
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Here are some foods I incorporated into my diet recently:
Organic Coconut Oil
Organic Goji Berries
I have already seen a dramatic difference in two weeks.
I have already lost 5 pounds!
ALL I DID WAS INCORPORATE THESE TWO SUPERFOODS INTO MY DIET
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Supermarket Tricks To Keep Your Clients From Being Thin
From: Ted Tilton
October 16th, 2007:
In this Issue:
Supermarket Tricks To Keep Your Clients From Being Thin
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I received these tips today from my friend and
colleague and felt they not only apply to everyone, but
those looking for weight loss. These are her Top 6
Shelf and Display Tactics that grocery stores use to
sell more product whether it is good for you or not.
Feel free to pass it along to your friends and family so they know
to avoid the common tricks the supermarkets are using
to get them to purchase unhealthy foods.
One of the best ways to save money at the supermarket
and eat healthier is to be aware of marketing
strategies used to encourage you to buy more and spend
more. The following are some of the most common
tactics:
1. The eye-level trick. A recent survey of shampoo
products in Northern California supermarkets showed
that in almost all of the 20 stores visited, the
higher-priced shampoos were at eye level. This is true
for other products throughout the supermarket.
Especially the ones that will bring the supermarket the
most profit. It doesn't matter if the product is
loaded with fat and sugar. If it is highly profitable
for them they will have it at eye level.
2. End-of-aisle displays. End-of-aisle displays don't
mean the products are on sale. Check carefully;
sometimes these products are near their freshness
expiration dates. They are also food items that are
good impulse buys again regardless of fat and calories.
When you look at the end-of-aisle displays you normally
see cookies, crackers, soda, etc. All things that will sabotage your weight loss, but lead you to temptation as you pass aisle after aisle of bad choices.
3. Kids' cereals. The most expensive and unhealthiest children's breakfast cereals are often placed at their eye level (not adults'). As you shop the aisle, you don't even realize what's causing your kids to want to put just about every cereal box imaginable in the cart. If you look at those cereals what do they consist of? Double chocolate crunch, super sugar smacks, and not one cereal for kids at their eye level is healthy for them.
4. Shelves change constantly. Marketers will often
rearrange shelves, making shoppers search for their
regular items and discover new products in the old,
familiar shelve spaces. Again this is a way to
introduce a higher profit food item for the grocery
store. They want you to find the products that will
make them the most money not make you the skinniest.
5. Specialty items grouped together. Items for special occasions (for example, chips, dips and sodas) are often grouped together to increase impulse sales. I know in my grocery store the chips are on one side of the aisle and the soft drinks are on the other side. The dips are also located towards the end of the chip side.
Talk about one aisle to avoid all together if your goal
is weight loss. Make it a habit to not even enter that
aisle because you are setting yourself up for disaster.
You will have a hard enough time avoiding these
products on the end-of-aisle displays.
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Thanks for reading.
Healthy regards,
Ted Tilton, NASM CPT, JGSI, CNS
tilt total training
Monday, October 8, 2007
Are you serious about losing weight/fat?
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Friday, September 21, 2007
Recipe Volume #01 Series: Salads: Turkey with Almonds
- This is a light, dilectable salad recipe, designed for thos of us looking to lose fat
- Cooked, shredded white turkey breast meat 3-6 oz depending on your caloric preference
- 3 cups of baby leaf spinach
- 4 cherry tomato
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 1/2 cup seedless grapes
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tblsp balsamic vinegar
- Mix Ingredients together for a wonderfully power lunch, filled with the necessary macro nutrients for fat fighting
- At least 8-16 oz with your salad
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
Switch it up once and a while to burn more fat!
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Over the past two months I have been incorporating a new workout into my arsenal of workout routines.
This one is very quick and effective for burning fat. It is the Lewis Morris Park "PARCOURSE". developed by PARCOURSE LTD. back in the early 80's.
PARCOURSE ltd, decided that America needed help staying active and made it there mission to keep America running and fit on a PARCOURSE.
The PARCOURSE is literally 8 minutes from the center of Morristown, down RT24 doing toward Mendham, NJ.
This course has 18 stations that are a combination of stretching and strength activities combined with cardiovascular between each station. Each station is design for all levels of fitness by the use of PAR-scores.
Just like miniature golf. The PARCOURSE has a graded system for fitness level.
For example the Pushup station -14 has three levels

Beginner PAR: 5 Push-ups
Enthusiast PAR: 10 Push-ups
Champion PAR: 20 push ups.
This course is designed in a way that you can burn anywhere from 200-400 Calories in 30 minutes.
If you can do the course twice or even three times around you burn a max of 800-1000 calories in 60 minutes.
It is an excellent way to get that fat burning oven moving this fall. Stop by the PARCOURSE today maybe I'll see you there.
I do this course three times per week in addition to my normal workout routine.
I have seen about ten pounds drop off my body in 6 weeks. I have also seen other people lose as much as 40 pounds by using this course in as little as 8-10 weeks.
Do Something New! Do Something Different!
Get moving ..
Besides the great workout you get great scenery in the great outdoors.
Talk to you all soon! I'll be there tomorrow at 9:30am 09/16/2007.
Healthy Regards,
Ted Tilton
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Thursday, September 6, 2007
DO MIRACLE PILLS WORK?
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10 Things to Say about MIRACLE Pills are:
# 1. Don’t believe everything you read.
# 2. Pay attention to the label. Ever wonder why all Diet drug/supplement labels say… “For Best Results use in conjunction with a balanced diet and exercise” ? It is because Diet and Exercise is all you can do to change your body. Miracle Pills won’t work. Period.
# 3. Have you ever seen this on the label? “Take with plenty of water!” … DUH! This is another one, that just make sense doesn’t it? If you get the appropriate amount of water daily you can see results like: improved hydration, younger looking skin, fat loss, etc… Sounds like a miracle doesn’t it? NOT! It is nature’s way of doing the right thing.
# 4. How about this; ever seen this on a Diet pill label? Each serving provides “100% of your daily recommended vitamins and minerals. Taking on an empty stomach is advised first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.” Are we all just so stupid that we believe everything we read without reading between the lines? Taking any vitamin first thing in the morning is beneficial, so what am I trying to say… The Diet industry is a 100 Billion dollar industry for a reason, and it is not because everyone is losing weight on diet pills. It is because we believe this BS!
# 5. Take up to three times daily with each meal … You know what I’m gonna say about this one right? Most people don’t eat three times per day. Getting someone to consciously eat three times per day and strictly holding to a multi meal plan has profound effects on your metabolism …. Of course you will lose weight! How about trying to eat more than 3 times per day. If you would like to learn more about how eating healthy 5-6 times per day without cooking. Achieve that healthy body you have been wanting for a very long time. Try mytiltmeals home delivery service. http://www.tilttotaltraining.com/mytiltmeals.html
# 6. It is a MIRACLE Pill! WHAT? The Miracle is right in your mind, right now! It is not in a pill. The magical formula to losing fat and weight is all in your own mind and body. The techniques of losing body fat are simple and can be measured without using supposed MIRACLE pills. Are you able to believe what I just said without seeing it, on a bottle? Are you being challenged to think outside the box?
I hope so. Perform exactly what the labels say without taking the pills and see what happens. Oh My God! You’ll lose weight and fat! Who would have thought. :-)
# 7. The Miracle pill says Drink plenty of water.
# 8. Eat 5-6 meals per day and take your vitamins
# 9. Be active and workout 5-6 times per week for at least 60 minutes
# 10. The most important part… Know in your mind, that it will work if you follow the previous three steps!!!
The reason why pill manufacturers make claims is because if you follow as recommended you will most likely lose some form of weight. Now the important question to ask is, what type of weight are you losing? Lean Muscle, Fat, Water?
We’ll talk about this in a future blog…
Healthy Regards,
Ted Tilton
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Does your body really burn more calories after your workout?
Yes, but ... is it really significant? Well, this answer is based on how intense your workout was. So, the latter question is based on you. It has been studied by many fitness professionals and physicians that an everyday walk in the park, golf game or even tennis match,may only have an overall affect of 20-30 calories difference over the actual workout. However, if you kick-it up a notch you can effect the caloric burn significantly by 100-150 calories by using High Intensity Interval Training(HIIT). By now, you have started your new cardio program in the last blog. This new program that I designed week is in fact a HIIT program. Keep applying this technique and you will be able to burn even more calories after you workout is completed.Friday, August 24, 2007
Top Myths in the gym today!
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