Before attempting to reduce thigh fat or build thigh muscles, it's recommended to perform a self-assessment to determine your thigh fat type. Avoid blindly using squats to reduce thigh fat without proper guidance. For successful weight loss and body shaping, a more professional approach is better. How to self-assess your thigh fat type?
First, stand with your legs fully extended. Then, tighten your leg muscles as much as possible and pinch or press your thighs. If your thighs are fat-type, they will feel loose and you can easily pinch out a large chunk of flesh.
If your thighs are muscular-type, you won't feel any excess fat when pinching them. If your thighs are edema-type, press on the fat area of your thighs for 5 seconds and release. The skin at the pressed area will turn white or even indent. If the skin only turns white without indentation, it indicates mild edema. If it both turns white and indents, it indicates severe edema and you need to reduce your thigh fat.
