Leave 25% of your food on the plate at every meal, says weight-loss expert James O. Hill, PhD, author of The Step Diet. Save what's remaining as leftovers for a yummy lunch the next day. If you normally eat 2,000 calories or more each day, youâll cut 500 calories.
Your hamstrings are located on the back of your thigh and work along with the muscles of your hip to power you along the ground. Your quadriceps, at the front of your thigh, extends your knee to take the next step and absorb the impact of your landing and get a good workout as you run.
A new runner often has just two speeds, walking and running. Because any running is taxing, they very quickly start to struggle with breathing. The best course of action is to start with a one-mile warm up, then do a walk/run for the rest of the workout. Maybe, next do a mile of one minute walking and one minute running.