Is Mariah Carey’s fishnet and stilettos gym getup ridiculous?

February 7, 2017 Ashley 0 Comments

Poor Mariah.

Between the flack she’s catching for her odd diet and that song she flopped on NYE, 2016 wasn’t her year.

And, now, on the fitness front, she’s doing… the stairmaster in stilettos?

Go ahead.

You can chuck your shade, while my shades go on – to hide all this eyerolling you’re causing.

’cause NYE was the result of a supersick superstar, the oddball nada-but-caviar diet was just her trolling the nosy press (just Google image her eating pizza if you need a reality check), and… this pic above? This high heel workout? Well, first, it’s probably IG photo op only gear. And, second, even if it’s not… homegirl’s not necessarily on the wrong path. Or wearing the wrong ensemble, for that matter. How do I figure? Because, according to some sweat experts, high heel workouts aren’t just for strippers or Romy ‘n Michelle.

In fact, there are actually fitness classes out there catered to wearing heels.

Chicks aggregate and do everything from lunging in their Loubs to hitting the Thai pad.

Why? Well, aside from the confidence boost they get rocking their fave feminine footwear, apparently you reap quite a few physical benefits by occasionally body pumping in your pumps. According to some, you build your calves up, strengthen the isometrics in your legs, and – thusly – build insane balance for yourself. The downfall? Falling, obviously. That, and overdoing it. While these kinds’ve classes are fabulous as a novelty thing (not to mention helping prep you for your everyday stuff-strutting, minus a humiliating catastrophic faceplant), we won’t kid ourselves. They aren’t meant for the every day sweat sesh. Even Mariah knows that. Otherwise she wouldn’t be poking fun’ve herself with Vimeos like these:

You’ve gotta mix it up and get a good, quality shoe for your go-to workout.

Because, much like a high heel workout itself, balance is key.

You know what is key, too, though? Another thing Mariah’s got down with her reminiscent-of-a-monochrome-Harley-Quinn gym picks. Feeling good in your gear. Empowering threads that make you wanna sweat. And, while some days that might mean doing something a little eyebrow-raisy on the footwear front, most days it’ll just mean rocking whatever makes you feel empowered. Strong. Motivated to go a li’l bit further. It’s this thing called “enclothed cognition”. A phenomenon where what you wear can dictate how you perceive yourself, the world, or even tweak your overall mood. Ever notice how much tougher it can be to be productive in a Snuggie than your office duds? Or how much more you wanna get moving when you slip into your yoga pants? How much hotter and confident you feel in clothes that flatter you? Yeah. That’s enclothed cognition. And it’s capable of either crushing your soul, or helping you crush your goals and reach your dreams. Of helping you catch ’em and build a fantastic body of pop star proportions – one stileto’d stairmaster step at a time. So, think of your workout clothes as being your superhero uniform. Find something that simultaneously makes you feel sexy, comfy, and invincible… and then rock ’em en route to your rock hard body. Just like M.C.’s been doing since before I was dancing to her music with a ruler between me ‘n my boyfriend at the middle school gym’s Fall dance.

(See? Sneakers.)

So, has Miss Mariah done lost it by rocking stilettos and fishnets at the gym?

Bish, those aren’t fishnets. They’re gam sheathing dreamcatchers.

Now, go catch your own, Dreamlover.