The War On Muffin Tops: The “Skinny Jeans Workout”
Posted by: Jessica Wakeman
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4:30PM, Monday August 10th 2009
Unfastening that OMG-I-can’t-breathe top button is one way to fit into your skinny jeans. But for the truly trendy, Skinny Jeans Workout classes claim to obliterate the “muffin tops” (also known as the normal, healthy “stomach”) that pop over most women’s zippers when we zip up our J.Crew matchstick jeans.
Apparently, gyms around the country are teaching Skinny Jeans Workout classes, which remind us of the Stiletto Strength classes at Crunch Fitness Gyms that supposedly help improve your posture and make you walk more elegantly in heels. CNN spoke to some fitness instructors who said the combination ballet/Pilates/weight-lifting Skinny Jeans Workout not only tones your abdominal muscles and thighs, but gives a gal better posture so she doesn’t slump over the front of her skinny jeans when she walks. [CNN]
We’ve got nothing against exercise, but it might make more sense to just buy a bigger, more comfortable pair of jeans instead and be able to breathe, right?
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Raugiel
wrote on August 10 2009 @ 03:37 pm: [report]
Somehow I imagine these classes teaching women to walk on their toes with their upper body slanted slightly backwards to avoid anything hanging over a pair of jeans two sizes too small!!
I’m with you. Just get a pair of jeans that FITS!
AgentBeryllium
wrote on August 10 2009 @ 03:58 pm: [report]
Sad that the average price at jcrew is $98.
Most agreed… buy jeans that fit.
Dave The Rave
wrote on August 10 2009 @ 04:03 pm: [report]
Well, it goes both ways. Women would get the picture if TV ads, etc, didn’t have pencil-thin women in those jeans. Just as much as guys see themselves in the over-sized ones that need suspenders!
I like to see well-fitting jeans on a woman. The ones that fit well and allow her to do everything normally. But, if society is ‘to blame’, then the women who fall prey to it need to snap out of it.
I am a man of medium build and my 36” Waist/ 32” inseam jeans fit me well and do their job. I had a pair of 34’s and when I went to pull the waist shut, I laughed!
“Yeah, right!”
They went right in the trash! LOL!
Words of wisdom - be realistic about what fashions you can go with and stick with it. You will look and feel better and it will show - in more ways than one.
vaiaster
wrote on August 10 2009 @ 05:52 pm: [report]
the skinny jeans would be fine if i was 12 years old.
reality: i’m no longer 12, and yes, prefer to breathe, thank you.
Lola
wrote on August 10 2009 @ 08:05 pm: [report]
I basically was told the best exercise for “muffin tops” is just plain old squats
mekatieunot
wrote on August 10 2009 @ 08:38 pm: [report]
eat less—move more—- in the mean time, buy pants that make you feel good!
canadiancutie
wrote on August 10 2009 @ 09:48 pm: [report]
I kind of resent the implication that you’re only “normal” if you have love handle and stomach fat. Every woman has a different body type/shape. I myself have no love handle or stomach fat, or any substantial amount of fat period in the upper half of my body. It doesn’t mean I’m without fat. It just goes to different body parts. Anyway, I’ll be happy when jeanmakers remember this and start making something other than just low-rise and skinny jeans for the apple-shaped set, so that my ass can actually wear them once again without fear of offending people.
I don’t even own a pair of jeans right now.
Dave The Rave
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 03:56 am: [report]
Canadiancutie,
There used to be a billboard in my area that advertised jeans for your shape. And, they had smooth-fitting lines. “Sassy Jeans”. Granted, that may have been the store name that carried them, but the ad was very well-done and I’m sure they are doing well.
gevlife
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 08:04 am: [report]
if you’re wearing the j.crew matchstick jeans- thats your first problem. They are made for people with no hips or ass. impossible to wear. sadly.
develange
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 08:33 am: [report]
it seems like either everything is super low rise or up to your waist…there is no happy jeans medium! I know skinny jeans are in style right now, but it seems like they only flatter girls who have thin legs with no hips or ass, and the majority of girls and women wearing them have voluptuous hips and ass. Soooo not flattering.
If you have a muffin top and don’t like it, buy jeans that aren’t skin tight and come a little higher. It might take some searching to find something, but I have faith.
Riley
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 08:35 am: [report]
Just wear sweats that say “Juicy” or “Pink” or “Skanky” on the ass. Problem solved.
jimnist10
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 09:25 am: [report]
Down with skinny jeans! I’m all about exercise, but sadly, my ass, thighs, and stomach will never look good in stick straight, super low rise jeans. Women with any curves just look silly in skinny jeans anyway because you look like your body is just fighting the the fabric. I did just buy a pair of “low rise boot cut petite” Levi’s from JC Penny, and they’re awesome. They’re not so low as to cut your muffin top area in half, thus creating the muffin top. And they’re just stretchy enough to “control” but not sqeeze. Good jeans. Screw J. Crew. Too expensive AND made for leggy, assless women.
jld117
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 09:32 am: [report]
@Lola…as a personal trainer, I will tell you that plain old squats will not help anyone get rid of a muffin…so fire whoever gave you that information!
I honestly don’t know any real person who truly looks good in skinny jeans. I love them on all of the *too skinny* models, but even on me - who doesn’t suffer from the muffin top syndrome and I’m not overweight - they look horrible. I have hips. Skinny jeans do nothing for a real woman’s body except overly-accentuate our curves.
jld117
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 09:35 am: [report]
that would be “squats will not help anyone get rid of a muffin top”, excuse my poor proofing.
Lurvely
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 09:39 am: [report]
Skinny jeans only help me look like an ice cream cone. Therefore, until I grow five inches and crush my hips inward I refuse to wear them. End of story.
emmerly
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 01:34 pm: [report]
I know skinny jeans aren’t for everyone, but they’re my favorite because they’re the easiest to hem. I’m a junior in college, but I haven’t gotten any taller or heavier since middle school. I have curves, but they’re pretty miniature so I still have to shop in the kids’ sections of clothing stores.
gevlife
wrote on August 11 2009 @ 04:19 pm: [report]
I dont think skinny jeans look bad on anyone with hips/ass/thighs. Some body types they arent good on, but in general they’re fine. Unless you’re super pear-shaped, I dont see the problem. wearing super tight ones, i suppose thats an issue, but if they fit you ok, why not? beyonce , who has an amazing body but tons of curves, and other “curvy” celebs rock skinny jeans, why can’t the civilians? The only difference between other jeans (flares, bootcuts, whatever) is what happens below the knee. So I would say the biggest issue is people with kankles, not ones with hips.
Frederica Bimble
wrote on August 18 2009 @ 09:41 am: [report]
Lurvely: I like the ice cream analogy. I knew they weren’t for me when I looked in the mirror and saw the dreaded “pork chop thighs” looking back at me. Also, a chicken leg comes to mind as well…..
My sister used to wear skinny jeans so tight back in the early to mid 80’s that she had the seam cut open up to mid-calve so she could get her feet and legs into them and then would stitch the legs closed with a needle and thread once she got them on…This was before the days of stretch blended denim, mind.
Frederica Bimble
wrote on August 18 2009 @ 09:44 am: [report]
That should be “mid-calf,” just in case the writing police catch it and try to correct the post…..ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha…