There is a secret to slimming down your legs: massage 4 major acupoints to remove thigh fat! Dr. Chen Meifei: Unblocking the three meridians to eliminate fat and drain water

If you want to have a pair of slender and beautiful legs, in addition to avoiding certain foods in your daily diet, moderate acupressure is also a good method. Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei said that lower body obesity is often related to edema, and acupoint massage can help eliminate lower body edema and promote blood circulation, thereby achieving the purpose of firming leg lines, slimming legs, and removing excess fat.

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei said that the "pear-shaped" lower body obesity problem is mostly related to damp heat in the spleen and stomach, and kidney deficiency, which cause a decrease in metabolic rate, causing a large amount of water to accumulate in the body; and two other major reasons, poor blood circulation and blood stagnation caused by endocrine disorders.

Get rid of lower body fat by first unblocking the liver, kidney and spleen meridians

If you want to effectively improve the problem of lower body obesity and get rid of annoying thigh fat, in addition to reducing the sources of stress in life as much as possible and maintaining good sleep quality. We should start with how to effectively eliminate excess water from the lower limbs, promote blood circulation and metabolism, and regulate endocrine system.

In response to the above problems, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei recommends that before going to bed every day, you can put your palms into a cup shape, and pat along the calves and ankles from bottom to top and from outside to inside to dredge the three major meridians of the legs, including the liver, kidney, and spleen. This is a good way to increase blood circulation and eliminate fat and water.

4 acupoints for leg slimming massage

In addition to the patting method, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei also provides a set of acupressure techniques that can double the leg-slimming effect. By stimulating the 4 major leg-slimming acupoints located on the gallbladder meridian of the leg, it not only helps to eliminate excess water in the legs, but also plays a role in regulating endocrine and tightening the lower body.

★Fengshi Point

Location: This point is located on the outer side of the thigh, 7 inches above the knee, where the tip of the middle finger points when standing upright with hands hanging down.

Massage method: Rub with your fingertips and pat with your palms, 10 to 15 times each time, and press whenever you think of it.

Function: Fengshi acupoint belongs to the gallbladder meridian. Moderate pressing can help eliminate excess water from the thighs, improve problems such as sagging buttocks, fat and loose outer thighs, and make the leg lines firmer.

★Blood Sea Cave

Location: Approximately 2 inches above the inside of the knee, which is about the width of 3 fingers put together.

Pressing method: Press with the fingertips and pat with the palms, 10 to 15 times each time, and press whenever you think of it.

Effect: Moderately pressing the Xuehai point can help improve blood circulation in the lower body, thereby reducing edema and tightening the inner thighs.

Blood Sea Cave.

★Yinlingquan Point

Location: The depression on the side of the calf near the junction of the thigh and about 1 finger width forward.

Massage method: Rub with your fingertips and pat with your palms, 10 to 15 times each time, and press whenever you think of it.

Function: Yinlingquan acupoint belongs to the spleen meridian, and has the function of strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness. Moderate stimulation has a good effect on improving lower limb obesity and edema.

Yinlingquan acupoint.

★Sanyinjiao acupoint

Location: Sanyinjiao point is located 4 fingers above the protruding bone of the ankle, at the posterior edge of the tibia.

Massage method: Rub with your fingertips and pat with your palms, 10 to 15 times each time, and press whenever you think of it.

Effect: Massaging the Sanyinjiao acupoint helps regulate the body's endocrine system and metabolism, making blood circulation in the lower body smoother, thereby achieving the goal of eliminating water and promoting diuresis, and improving problems such as leg edema and swelling caused by poor metabolism and water accumulation.

【Tip from Chinese medicine practitioners】:

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei reminds that friends who want to slim down their legs and get better results from acupoint massage should keep in mind the principle of finding the sunken areas and massaging until they feel numbness, soreness and swelling when operating and selecting acupoints. And each time the application should be maintained for at least 10-20 seconds and persisted in order to truly achieve the sculpting and firming effects.