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Is shapewear a health risk?
TOO TIGHT | Expert describes muscle weakness
SHAPEWEAR can make
you look great in that
favourite dress, but are
you risking your health
wearing such garments?
Chiropractors’ Association of Australia (NSW)
president Dr Joseph Ierano
is concerned about the
ramifications of wearing
shapewear.
“Wearing such garments
can encourage muscles to
stop doing their job,” he
said.
“Muscles should be
encouraged to work, not
remain ‘lazy’.”
According to Dr Ierano,
prolonged use of shapewear may cause muscle
ing guidelines:
1. Ensure you are wearing
the right size and it’s not
inhibiting areas that need
to move. It should not be
excessively tight.
2. Try to wear shapewear
on special occasions.
3. Do not exercise or overexert yourself for long
periods while wearing
shapewear as it can restrict circulation.
4. Do not substitute these
slimming garments for a
sound weight loss/muscle
toning program.
weakness, and worse, for
those who wear them.
“Muscle should be built
up through good habits of
mobility and exercise rather than an external item of
clothing,” he said.
“And when it comes to
spinal and joint function,
we need free movement
and lack of restriction for
the body to move normally.
“Abnormally forcing the
body into conformity may
create more problems such
as those associated with
retracted mobility and
masking undiagnosed
conditions causing underlying problems.”
The Chiropractors’ Association of Australia (NSW)
advises if you are going to
wear shapewear, it should
be done under the follow-
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