I cannot speak from personal experience because I have not tried one. If I did, though, I would predict that I would look almost disproportionate because my waist is already too small for the rest of my body. However, I can see why girls would try it to minimize the size of their hips when wearing tight clothing with one of these, as that would be why I would try it. Although waist trainers may seem like the quick fix, exercise and eating right are the two ways which are most effective. Although doing both of those things may seem extremely difficult, nothing desirable in life is easy to achieve.
Most girls want to look just the Kardashian sisters with a tiny waist, thin legs, and a larger than life and toned butt. I mean who doesn't want to look as perfect as they do, right? I personally think that their bodies rock, but how much of their beauty is real?
We can all achieve that feminine and hour glass figure that is popular right now! And good news is waist trainers exist. You're in luck because for just around $20-$30 you can buy a quick and easy fix.
Waist trainers and this aspired hour glass look dates back to the Victorian era when women wore corsets to cinch their waist and make their breasts look larger while essentially flattening and pushing them up. The reality is, though, that there are risks to both corsets and waist trainers because they are very similar. Some studies showed that your organs are greatly affected by them and can be pushed downward and misplacing them from where that they are supposed to be.
www.irishexaminer.comThe modern day corset is in fact the waist trainer. Women are working out and going out wearing them. One purpose is to try to literally slim the fat on your waist and to make an individual appear slimmer when wearing tight fitted dresses or shirts. The purpose of waist trainers as an alternative to Spanx makes sense to me because I believe that they can actually do the same job. However, I do not believe that wearing a waist trainer every day, to the gym, to class, or to work is even close healthy. I think I would feel very uncomfortable and it would show to the point that even though it is worn underneath my clothes, people would know I was wearing one.
I became interested in the topic of waist trainers not because I've tried one but because of some footage that I watched of an experiment that a few girls took part in. A few young females decided to try a waist trainer for a week, along with some advice from a doctor, of course. After one week, two of the girls claimed to have lost 1.5 inches from their waist and one claimed she lost zero inches. They explained their discomforts while also highlighting the fact that their mentality changed while wearing it. Most of them claimed to feel obligated to work out and to eat right so that the waist trainer would provide even better results than expected from just wearing it.
A Yahoo Health doctor: “Wearing a corset won’t make you lose fat around your waist,” Holly Phillips, MD, a New York City-based internist, tells Yahoo Health.
Caroline Apovian, M.D., professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and a spokesperson for The Obesity Society told Health Magazine, “If you’re going out and want to look really thin, I don’t see a problem with wearing one of these for an evening,” she says. In fact, wearing a waist trainer may even help boost some women’s confidence and encourage them to exercise and eat healthy. “If you look in the mirror and like what you see, it can potentially be a good thing.”
These experts know what they are talking about, especially in terms of healthy living and well-being. Achieving the figure of one of the Kardashian sisters is merely or close to impossible. The fact is that genetics play a large role in having the "hour-glass" figure. Naturally, some women have small waists and large hips. In the Kardashians case, I think that they have these genetics on their side. Look at their mother, she had and has almost the same figure.
One other factor to appearance and perfect physique is money. Celebrities who have these bodies that we strive to work for have the money to get some "help". By help I mean, nips and tucks from a plastic surgeon. I refuse to believe that the Kardashian sisters or any other "beautiful" female celebrity with the "perfect" body didn't spend some money to look that way and by money I don't mean $20-$30 for a waist trainer. The waist trainers that they wear daily, only enhance their already cookie cutter, genetically achieved perfect hour glass figure.
So, in conclusion, is a waist trainer worth the health risks that could be detrimental to the long-term condition of your body? Working out and staying fit while eating right is the perfect alternative to working towards achieving a desirable figure that you are comfortable with. Not everyone has to look just like Kim K. to be beautiful. Be the best version of yourself without risking your health.
