‘It’s like a sauna for my belly’: corset-like waist trainer meets sceptical scientists
Waist trainer promises to slice off centimetres immediately although some doubt its benefits
The latest fitness hack has nothing to do with quirky diets or weird workouts but “teaching” your torso to take on an hourglass figure. Meet the waist trainer: a throwback to the Victorian era with a modern twist.
Made from a latex-polyester mix, it sucks in the waist and pulls in the hips but has more bend than its traditional counterpart. The premise is simple: squish your body into the coveted curvy female shape, sweat like hell, and watch the weight melt away while your waist magically appears.
Before you roll your eyes and whisper “fad” under your breath, take a peek at the thousands of cinched selfies on social media – including celebrities such as Kim Kardashian – and see how, visually at least, a waist trainer slices centimetres off the waist immediately.
Despite claims waist trainers work by “detoxifying” and “metabolising abdominal fat”, Maria Brusuelas from Hong Kong’s own waist training company, Amari Body, assures a waist trainer is not a weight-loss tool. “If someone calls me wanting to have a 25-inch [63.5cm] waist, I say, wrong company,” she says.
The magic lies in bringing awareness to a woman’s figure and building her confidence, she explains. “Wearing a waist trainer is not an easy form of weight loss, but it helps women feel good about themselves, and feel pretty.
