{"id":4207,"date":"2014-09-18T17:10:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T17:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=4207"},"modified":"2014-09-18T17:10:30","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T17:10:30","slug":"is-waist-training-really-worth-the-health-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2014\/09\/18\/is-waist-training-really-worth-the-health-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Is waist-training really worth the health risks?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Elissa McCool
\n<\/strong>Staff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

While scrolling down your timeline on Instagram or Facebook, you are bound to see a voluptuous woman with thousands of likes under her picture coupled with pairs of heart-eyed emojis.\u00a0 Curvaceous women are all over social media and television.\u00a0 Instead of stick thin models, we now see women with \u2018Coke bottle\u2019 figures.\u00a0 The standard of beauty is once again changing and women across the nation are doing anything to achieve their ideal figure.\u00a0 One of the latest crazes is waist-training.<\/p>\n

Waist-training is far from a new practice.\u00a0 Corsets began gaining popularity in the 16th century.\u00a0 Waist-training, also known as tight-lacing, is the practice of wearing a tightly-fitted corset for hours at a time to shrink your waist line.\u00a0 Corsets in the Victorian era were popular for emphasizing the curves and hourglass figure of a woman.\u00a0 Corsets were also worn to straighten the posture of women.\u00a0 At the end of the Victorian era, the trend of sporting corsets died due to rumors of dangerous affects to a woman\u2019s body.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s society, more women are starting to follow this celebrity-promoted craze.\u00a0 Various celebrities have posted pictures of themselves promoting their corset.\u00a0 Kim Kardashian sported her corset on Instagram and gives credit to waist-training for her popular shape.\u00a0 While these corsets do cinch your waist and make it appear that you have a flat stomach, maybe the practice of wearing a corset all day fell off from the Victorian era for a reason.<\/p>\n

According to weight loss experts like Dr. Jyotindra Shah, the lack of oxygenation that can result from waist-training can contribute to metabolic syndrome, which can ironically cause weight gain.\u00a0 These are huge risks for a temporary look.<\/p>\n

Not only can the corset bruise your skin, it can also bruise your internal organs and restrict your breathing.\u00a0 Wearing the corset puts your ribs, liver, spleen, and kidney at risk.<\/p>\n

Some Jackson State University students feel waist-training is not worth the risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel as if it is unnecessary, because your waist will only be small for a short period of time and you can eventually damage your ribs.\u00a0 I feel that it is a waste of time and money.\u00a0 Waist-trainers are typically around $50.\u00a0 No, thank you!\u201d said Aerial Simmons, sophomore biology major from Jackson, Miss.<\/p>\n

Christian Marshall, a sophomore finance major from Columbus, Ohio, offered a male\u2019s perspective on the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that waist-training is fine in order to achieve a better figure.\u00a0 It is a woman\u2019s personal choice if she wants to use waist-trainers and I respect that.\u00a0 However, I believe if a woman uses a waist-trainer and doesn\u2019t tell her significant other, it is wrong,\u201d said Marshall.<\/p>\n

Most weight loss experts agree that the best way to achieve the ideal figure is to practice healthy eating and frequent workouts to obtaining your fitness goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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