Waist Training; Yay or Nay?

Doing this could be dangerous I'd advise against it...

Try corsetheaven.com or vinted.com

I've heard a lot about this lately, but I don't know... I'd be afraid it would cause some issues with the internal organs that it's pushing in on as well...

I'm pretty sure spot reducing is a myth, unless this is for training muscles in the waist area.

Getting your waist to sweat more isn't going to do anything except make you uncomfortable.

Check out the Dr. Oz show from Thursday Feb 12. He had a very informative segment about this very subject. Then draw your own informed with evidence conclusion.

Yep... anything cited from "Dr. Oz" is pretty much a "nay" in my book.

Waist Training is really bad for your body. Please don't try this fad.

My answer would be "nay," definitely!

I'm going to say this now, and this applies to all humans on the planet. If you want the easy way out, prepare yourself for disappointment because its not realistic. If you are ready to take it on, then get motivated "now:"

To keep it simple, a waist training corsets would entirely take away from actually getting lean.

Which means you will just get right back to square one when you stop using it. Furthermore, corsets will also weaken your back and stomach muscles because they will rely on the brace rather then stabilizer muscles. Making it harder to burn fat around the skin at the waist, as well as make it more difficult to work out and raise chances of injury.

Epic "NAY."

If you want a long term elimination of waist fat beyond just dieting, you must focus on the entire body.

People make the mistake of thinking a lean core comes from core work outs. Its not necessarily true, as a matter of fact, its the last part to a lean core. A strong core comes from focusing on core work outs, but a lean core comes from fat burning exercises.

My generic ranking system is below:

~believe it or not, diet is #1 for a lean waist, then comes exercise. I know this because the first time I ever saw a four pack (that I thought was impossible) in my life is when I increased the number of meals and decreased my carbs/sugars & salts~

Assuming my fitness pal is accomplishing the proper diets, we move to work out levels of importance...

1) Maintain your regular "full body weight training" - bi's, tri's, legs, core, chest, back, gluts, calves, etc... Based on places you want to see fat gone. This will lead up to fat burning on the entire body naturally giving/maintaining you a leaner waist. I recommend this being your focus on a regular basis. Those who say women should not lift weights, are dead wrong.

2) Running/jogging/walking (fat burners) - Believe it or not, walking can be a much better fat burner for shape, if you add a lot more time on the clock. This is generally easier on the heart, and joint. Generally burning extra calories and maintaining a lean body in addition to full body training.

3) Leg work out - Highly under estimated, this leads to better hormone balance and we all tend to have stronger legs (because of our constant use of them), which will lead you to being able to reach more intense calorie burning work outs.

4) Core strengthening work outs - sit up, crunches, ball core training, etc... This should be the last thing you do in your workout (no matter what it is). It is recommended you do not to heavy weights if using a machine, but to focus on light exercises and in high quantity. Heavier work outs can expand the muscles and make your waist appear larger, while lighter ab training with more reps and sets will lean the area.

I'd ditch the waist training, opt for weight training instead.

Nooo!

OK,

A. why are you considering waist training?
B. This:

Iron_Feline wrote: »

I don't think you'll get many informed comments on here. Clearly some people are commenting without the slightest clue of what it is and without even trying to research it a little. You might want to try a forum specific for corset wearers. There's a forum for everything.

C. NO:

1bkblack wrote: »

Check out the Dr. Oz show from Thursday Feb 12. He had a very informative segment about this very subject. Then draw your own informed with evidence conclusion.

I am confused as to why you are asking a corset question in a weight loss/fitness forum. Corsets neither make you fit nor lose weight - they change your shape to some extend. As long as you know that, I would refer you back to answer B. (and whatever you do, C. will always be a NO.)

aarabemahefa wrote: »

I would NOT be using a LACE UP Corset which would be the one that people say push organs.. Id being using a gym corset which helps excite your abdomen muscles and help sweat more. I am in NO WAY using a corset to help me perform miracles

Uhm, actually this makes it worse. A lace up corset would make sense, as a fashion statement, not as a way to lose weight. But "exciting" your abs???