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.
The muscles on the front of the thighs are called the quadriceps. They consist of the vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, rectus femoris and vastus lateralis. Each of these muscles get built up whenever you extend your knee. During running, this takes place when your lower legs move from a bent to straight position.
1 Alternate running and walking. 2  Rather than stopping your exercise session when you feel like you have to stop, walk for a few minutes, then start running again. 3  Repeat over a period of 30 or 40 minutes. 4  Next time you run, increasing the ratio of running to walking during the same 30 or 40 minute period.