Some people may think that massaging your legs is only beneficial if you are athletic. However, a leg massage can relieve aching after standing too long and can help muscles bounce back from exercise. A regular thigh massage stimulates the lymph system and improves the appearance of the thighs, including minimizing the appearance of cellulite. Do all the steps on one leg and then move to the other leg. The following are steps to giving yourself a great leg massage:

1. Allow your hands to mold to the shape of your leg by resting your foot flat and bend your knee up. Stroke your entire leg starting from the ankle to the thigh with one hand on each side of the leg. Begin at the foot and move up the calf, over the knee and up to the thigh, repeating five times.
2. As you knead your thigh, pay close attention to the front and the outside. Alternate your hands and tighten and release the skin. The kneading helps to improve the shape, texture, and look of the thighs.
3. Stroke up the thigh from the knee with your hands alternating.
4. With closely clenched fits, pummel the front and outside of your thighs. This movement allows blood to flow to the surface and makes stiffness go away if you have been sitting too long.
5. Massage the entire area of the knee softly while applying circular pressures with your fingertips around the kneecap. Finish by stroking gently behind your knee up toward your body.
6. Knead your calf muscles with both hands, switching from tightening the muscle away from the bone and releasing it. Then soothe the area gently by stroking one hand over the other back up your leg.

Source: Cool Nurse