Why waist trainers are dangerous for your health - and safer alternatives to help you lose weight
Why waist trainers are dangerous for your health - and safer alternatives to help you lose weight INSIDER 1/7/2021 insider@insider.com (Lia Tabackman,Sherry A. Ross ) © Yulia Naumenko/Getty Images Modern fashion and popular culture place intense pressure on women to achieve an hourglass figure, but having a slim waist does not equate to health. Yulia Naumenko/Getty Images Waist trainers may help you lose weight, but often this is just the temporary loss of water weight. Waist trainers also constrict breathing, cause pain, and degrade abdominal muscles over time. Talk ...