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Waist trainers...do they actually do anything?

2022-02-11
The viral product gained mass popularity after being worn by Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner. Suddenly, women everywhere had them strapped around their waist during a workout. Do you think they make any real changes to a person's physique or is it just a trend?
Ref: healthline https://www.healthline.com/health/do-waist-trainers-work#benefits

Waist trainers...do they actually do anything?

andrea
they work. dita von teese gave a great interview on this subject back in 2015: https://www.allure.com/story/dita-von-teese-corsets
2022-02-14  
waltz
psh
2022-02-11  
H.G.
I see people wearing them at the gym but I can't imagine they could possibly do much besides remind you to keep your core engaged?
2022-02-11  
man_duh
maybe they could help with lower back posture? Isn't waist trainers just another word for corset? If you are talking about slimming underwear
2022-02-11  
Yeoman Jenkins
oh - i thought they were meant to be temporary - anything else seems ridiculous
2022-02-11  
KT_
no they're meant to snatch the waist over time
2022-02-11  
Yeoman Jenkins
so they don't make you look slimmer when under your clothing?
2022-02-11  
KT_
One of my friends is a trainer, hopped on the trend for like a week, and then never posted about it again. So I am gonna say it's a total trend
2022-02-11  
KT_
Katie One of my friends is a trainer, hopped on the trend for like a week, and never posted about it again. So I am gonna say
2022-02-11  
KT_
One of my friends is a trainer, hopped on the trend for like a week, and never posted about it again. So I am gonna say a tre
2022-02-11  
KT_
One of my friends is a trainer and jumped on the trend right away, wore it for a week, and I've never seen her post about it
2022-02-11  


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