If you want to solve the problem of thick legs, you must first identify the reasons for your thick legs, so that you can truly prescribe the right medicine and achieve effective treatment. According to different factors, thick calves can be divided into three types: "edema type", "fat type" and "muscle type":

Edema of the calf

The calves, ankles, and soles of the feet all appear swollen and swollen, and when the inner calves are pressed, the dent marks remain for more than three seconds. In addition to poor circulation caused by standing and sitting for long periods of time, women's menstrual period, eating too salty food, varicose veins, etc. can also cause edema in the lower legs.

Fatty calf type
causes the fat in the calf to be soft and weak due to fat accumulation. It is usually accompanied by local obesity in the lower body, and the fat on the buttocks and thighs will also be relatively obvious. This type of calf is soft when pinched and usually occurs in people who do not exercise often and do not like sports.

Muscular calf
There is an obvious hard lump protruding from the upper two-thirds of the calf. The bulge will be more obvious when standing on tiptoes, and it feels hard and strong. According to statistics, more than 50% of Taiwanese women suffer from this typical muscular calf problem, which is commonly known as "carrot legs." Many people even combine muscle type with the first two reasons mentioned above, showing a mixed "fat-packed muscle" appearance of thick legs.