Have you heard all the buzz about waist trainers lately? People who are serious about erasing inches from their waistlines have been strapping on these slimming belts to burn belly fat fast while they ...

At the slight age of 16, Chloe* would button herself into a waist training belt before leaving the house. She would wear the corset-style device – a long piece of tight fabric that squashes the torso ...

Thanks to the Kardashian-Jenner family and various fitness influencers, many are aware of waist trainers and the signature "snatched-waist" look they promise to deliver. In fact, Kim Kardashian sells ...

When photos of celebrities wearing body-shaping corsets to slim down their waists first began to crop up last year, it seemed like the kind of trend that would fizzle out quickly. Surely no rational ...

Kim Kardashian has promoted several questionable trends over the years, from heeled flip-flops to bike shorts — but her latest launch could be downright hazardous to your health. On Monday, the ...

Waist trainers promise to shrink your waist and even help you lose weight. But do they work, and what are the health risks of wearing one? A waist trainer is a type of tight-fitting undergarment made ...

A waist trainer can work temporarily. Waist trainers can make the waist look slimmer, but do not provide a permanent change or weight loss. Waist trainers are meant to squeeze your midsection and ...

For many women, the word ‘corset’ is synonymous with pain. Even those lucky enough to be born in decades where they weren’t the norm grew up reading books and watching films which portrayed corsets as ...

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