A big change occurring in any part of your day to day life, be it exercise, diet, or strapping yourself into a corset, will be easiest to stick to if you do it gradually. We’re creatures of habit and a big, sudden change is more likely to be abandoned after a short period of time.
Get up and run 5 miles after years of no exercise. How likely are you to do it again the next morning? How about the next? Unlikely right? Your body would need to build up to it, starting with a jog round the block today, building up to the 5 miles in 6 months or so. Well it’s the same with corset training. Your body won’t take kindly to you suddenly putting a corset on for a whole day and night. Even if you manage to get through the day, you’re likely to be extremely relieved it’s over and unlikely to gladly don your training corset again after your shower. At which point you’ll probably decide corset training isn’t for you and lament buying your expensive waist training corset.
Anyone would feel that way if their body was forced to suddenly constrict like that without an adjustment period. You need to start off wearing your corset only a few hours a day. The rule should be: If you don’t feel good, take it off. The moment you feel restricted, take it off and resist forcing yourself in favour of waiting a bit longer. And don’t feel guilty about it either, you’re ensuring you don’t make a psychological link between your corset and discomfort. Instead you’ll find yourself looking forward to putting it on, which in turn will mean you stick with it.
Waist training is a long-term commitment. Force your body smaller at your peril. On Friday we’re going to look into diet, exercise, and the physical effect of tight-lacing on the body.
