Dry skin brushing with a natural bristle brush before your bath or shower boosts peripheral circulation and aids the flow of lymph while exfoliating the skin, which provides trapped toxing with another easy exit.  Always brush in the direction of the heart and avoid broken or sore areas of the skin.  Alternatively, exfoliate your thighs energetically using a scrub on alternate days at first, then decreasing with improvement.

The objective here is to pep up the circulation disperse fatty deposits and encourage the drainage of excess fluid and waste via the lymph.  Be patient – it has taken time for the excess baggage to accumulate and it will take time to eliminate.

• In a standing position, grasp handfuls of flesh between your thumb and all four fingers.  Now ‘pinch’ all over your thighs, starting just above your knees and moving in the direction of your groin.  Repeat the action on the backs of your thighs by resting your foot on a chari or the edge of the bath. Go easy if your skin has a tendency to bruise easily.  Now massage the front of each thigh with the balls of your fingers, using small circular movements.