Many fashionistas and fashionistas are interested in why it is harmful to tighten the belt tightly and why corsets have gone out of fashion. There is a perfectly logical explanation for this.

What harm does tight tightening bring to health

Excessive pressure on the internal organs, which is created as a result of a tight tightening of the belt at the waist, has a negative effect on blood circulation in them. This state of affairs provokes a deficiency of oxygen, which is vital for tissues, as well as nutrients, water, etc. Because of this, cells that have been “starving” for a long time can become deformed and even die.

Under pressure are the intestines, liver, stomach, and therefore digestion worsens. It also becomes difficult for a person with a tightly tightened belt to breathe, since the diaphragm cannot function normally and make the usual breathing movements.

How to wear a belt

It is necessary to tighten this accessory at the waist so that the trousers or skirt do not fall. At the same time, a person should not experience discomfort both while standing and while walking. You can find even more tips on what is healthy and what is unhealthy in our section.

1. Does not promote venous return of blood to the heart. For our lower extremities, this is incredibly important, if only to avoid swelling in the ankles.

The lack of venous return of blood to the heart is also dangerous for our health because it makes us feel tired and tired.

1. May cause varicose veins. This is a very common problem among the female population. The hormone progesterone is responsible for the dilatation of blood vessels and veins (they expand more than usual). According to a scientific study, 31% of the female population suffers from varicose veins (in some, this is exacerbated by the use of oral contraceptives, wearing tight clothing and working conditions if you have to stand up most of the day).
2. Causes back pain. At first glance, this may seem implausible, but it is enough to conduct such an experiment, as it immediately becomes clear: such an “effect” does take place. There are pains in the neck or lower back. The point is that wearing too tight belt makes us overload certain muscles and vertebrae: it costs our body more effort than usual.
3. Slows down the process of digestion. When trousers or a belt squeeze our stomach too much, this does not allow the stomach to expand (during meals), which it should do, and gastric juice is produced in it to digest food. This can result in heartburn, indigestion, or reflux. Also possible consequences can become pain in the intestines, constipation and bloating.

How to choose the right belt?

It is quite difficult to determine the size of a men's belt, especially if it is chosen as a gift and, of course, without the participation of a man.

The following tips will give you the right direction:

1. Take your jeans waist size and then increase it by a couple of points. For example, if you wear (or the recipient of the gift wears) size 34, then the belt should be chosen in size 36-38. Please note that this size is in inches, but it is useful to know it, since most good brands producing belts, American.
2. In our stores, you simply need to convert inches to centimeters by multiplying by 2.54. So it turns out that the 38th size is about 95 cm.
3. Also, you need to remember about the length of the tail when buttoned up: for classic version- is about the size thumb, and for informal, a longer length is also allowed. There is a single rule on the question of how long a men's belt should be: the "tail" should not reach the second belt loop of jeans or trousers.

Let's summarize: the ideal size will be the belt that meets all of the above conditions and at the same time fastens on the third or second hole.

If such serious health problems for men are associated with improper wearing of the belt, then it is difficult to imagine what kind of troubles the integral elements did in their time. women's wardrobe- women's corsets?

A corset was a piece of clothing that helped to make a woman's figure slimmer and more elegant. Corsets were made in the form of a wide belt with elastic plates, the corset was put on the body very tightly, and with the help of lacing, the corset molded from the body the figure that was fashionable. It is clear that such a strong pulling contradicted the anatomical properties of the female body and caused him great harm.

A corset was worn by a girl with early age so that she learns to keep her back straight. However, women's backs, accustomed to a corset for many years, could not at all stay straight without the support of a corset, since the back muscles in them did not develop normally. In some eras, corsets supported the chest from below, in others they squeezed the chest with lacing, it depended on the fashion for a particular female silhouette.

Wearing a corset caused great harm to the female body. It is with him that the short life expectancy of women of the 15th-19th centuries is associated. The corset interfered with the normal delivery of the child (and women were required to wear it until the 6th month of pregnancy!), It disrupted the normal functioning of the internal organs. In addition, due to the strong compression of the lower lobes of the lungs, the blood could not be saturated with oxygen normally, therefore, anemia developed, and the activity of the heart was disturbed. Internal organs, such as the liver, stomach, intestines, were displaced from their normal places, and often underwent cicatricial degeneration. Pushed down, they pressed on the pelvic area and large abdominal vessels. If a woman in a tight corset began to move vigorously, for example, to dance or ride a horse, then the corset could even cause sudden death.

Women of the eras of the tightest corsets were prone to fainting, migraines, general malaise, which made them weak and dependent creatures. Due to the compression of the lower part of the ribs by the corset, women could only breathe with the upper part of the lungs. This led to the fact that mucus began to accumulate in the lower part of the lungs.

Gastroenterologists at the Medical University of Glasgow chose 24 volunteers with absolutely normal acid metabolism, without any pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract. Everyone got an obligatory element of a man's suit for his belt - a belt. The result of the research is amazing: those wards, whose belt was tightened tightly, had heartburn for the first time!

The reason is obvious - the load on the valve between the stomach and esophagus increases sharply. An active influx of gastric acid through the gastrointestinal tract provokes the effect of heartburn, which in turn becomes a source of problems with the esophagus up to oncology. In addition, the negative consequences of the experience were the more obvious, the greater the body weight. This means that for fat people, a tightened belt on the belt is more dangerous!

Tight shoes and tight belts disrupt the normal movement of blood through the vessels, cannot properly supply the tissues with oxygen and nutrients, and ensure the flow of decay products from the tissues.

Strong compression of the waist by the corset reduces the volume of the lungs, makes breathing difficult, causes constant oxygen starvation, which contributed to the loss of consciousness. Nerve endings are pinched, blood flow worsens, many women experienced displacement or prolapse of internal organs.