Training corset
Overview
A training corset is generally a corset
used in body modification
. A training corset may be used for orthopedic reasons (such as to correct a crooked spine
) or for cosmetic
reasons (to achieve a smaller waist
line, commonly called waist training or in more extreme cases tightlacing
.)
The term "training corset" is also sometimes used for BDSM
corsets used for discipline
.
In addition, the term "training corset" may simply refer to a corset which is used to acclimate the body prior to wearing a full corset as an everyday undergarment
, or to any corset worn by somebody undertaking training (achieving a desired body shape).
Corsets may be worn for orthopedic
reasons, such as correcting a crooked spine or straightening the back and shoulders.
Waist training, or waist reduction, generally uses an hourglass corset
.
Corset
A corset is a garment worn to hold and shape the torso into a desired shape for aesthetic or medical purposes...
used in body modification
Body modification
Body modification is the deliberate altering of the human body for any non-medical reason, such as aesthetics, sexual enhancement, a rite of passage, religious reasons, to display group membership or affiliation, to create body art, shock value, or self expression...
. A training corset may be used for orthopedic reasons (such as to correct a crooked spine
Vertebral column
In human anatomy, the vertebral column is a column usually consisting of 24 articulating vertebrae, and 9 fused vertebrae in the sacrum and the coccyx. It is situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso, separated by intervertebral discs...
) or for cosmetic
Beauty
Beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction. Beauty is studied as part of aesthetics, sociology, social psychology, and culture...
reasons (to achieve a smaller waist
Waist
The waist is the part of the abdomen between the rib cage and hips. On proportionate people, the waist is the narrowest part of the torso....
line, commonly called waist training or in more extreme cases tightlacing
Tightlacing
Tightlacing is the practice of wearing a tightly-laced corset to achieve extreme modifications to the figure and posture and experience the sensations of a very tight corset. Those who practice tightlacing are called tightlacers...
.)
The term "training corset" is also sometimes used for BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
corsets used for discipline
Discipline (BDSM)
Discipline is the use of rules and punishment to control overt behavior in BDSM.Punishment can be pain caused physically , humiliation caused psychologically or loss of freedom caused physically...
.
In addition, the term "training corset" may simply refer to a corset which is used to acclimate the body prior to wearing a full corset as an everyday undergarment
Undergarment
Undergarments or underwear are clothes worn under other clothes, often next to the skin. They keep outer garments from being soiled by bodily secretions and discharges, shape the body, and provide support for parts of it. In cold weather, long underwear is sometimes worn to provide additional...
, or to any corset worn by somebody undertaking training (achieving a desired body shape).
Corsets may be worn for orthopedic
Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...
reasons, such as correcting a crooked spine or straightening the back and shoulders.
Waist training, or waist reduction, generally uses an hourglass corset
Hourglass corset
The hourglass corset produces a silhouette resembling the hourglass shape: wide bottom, narrow waist , wide top.-History:The first fashions worn with hourglass corsets, around 1830, emphasized width - they tended to have very wide skirts, large sleeves and sloping shoulders. These elements...
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