Does body shaping underwear really work?

The so-called body shaping underwear is the very popular body-shaping underwear on the Internet. It is essentially a kind of underwear, but this kind of underwear adopts a special design, so it can reshape the female body curves. After wearing this underwear, the body lines will become better, so this kind of underwear is very popular among women. So, is body shaping underwear really effective?

Does body shaping underwear really work?

Most of the body shaping garments on the market are made of strong elastic fibers. They achieve the effect of "body beautification" by gathering excess fat in certain parts of the body to certain areas, making the breasts round and full and the body upright. But in fact, the slim figure created by body shaping garments is only temporary. It cannot really reduce body fat and achieve the effect of weight loss. Some body-shaping garments take advantage of the fact that fabrics are not breathable, causing people to sweat after wearing them, giving people the illusion that "long-term wearing can help lose weight." In addition, some incompetent fitness coaches teach the so-called "body-shaping clothing weight loss training", asking people to run or dance rhythmically constantly, thinking that this will achieve better weight loss results. In fact, since shapewear is generally made of non-breathable fabrics, the human body is wrapped inside and starts to sweat in less than ten minutes; at this time, the shapewear cannot absorb the increasing sweat, resulting in obstructed sweating. After a strenuous exercise, people will have difficulty breathing or even collapse.

In addition, a type of body-shaping garment with holes can often be seen on the market. It looks like a swimming ring, and hot air can be poured in through the holes, which accelerates the body's heat and sweating, making energy consumption faster. The merchant claims: Wearing this kind of body-shaping garment is like taking a sauna bath every day; combined with strenuous exercise, it has an excellent weight loss effect. However, when exercising while wearing such a body-shaping garment, a large amount of water in the body is lost, energy is consumed rapidly, and severe dehydration or even heat stroke is caused.

Will wearing body shaping clothes affect your health?

Some medical experts pointed out that wearing body-shaping underwear for a long time can cause breathing difficulties, headaches, chest tightness, lower limb soreness, etc., and can lead to many hidden diseases. If the body-shaping underwear is too tight, it will also affect blood circulation, causing insufficient blood supply to the body, and compressing organs such as the kidneys, spleen, liver, stomach, and intestines in the abdominal cavity, causing the internal organs and nervous system to be in a state of tension for a long time, resulting in reduced gastrointestinal digestion function and causing constipation.