You and the Way You Walk

Do you believe that the length of your steps, the movement of your arms, and the swing of your hips could mean something?

Each of us is different, and there's nothing wrong with being masculine, androgynous, or walking in the best manner one finds comfortable. Some women even suffer from conditions that alter their ability to walk beautifully, normally, and even pain-free.

A woman who walks with intention and grace owns any room she enters. Whether in a corporate meeting, a social event, or walking down the street—her walk tells her story before she even says a word.

Do you want to know how you walk? Let's see.

Walking on eggs has teetering steps and is often a sign of timidity, meaning you are unsure of your steps.

When wearing high heels and you walk tiptoeing, this shows that your feet cannot live up to the height of your shoes. This look has your chin leading and knees that are uncertain. The danger here is that wobbly ankles and pinched toes can throw you off balance.

The Solution

• Pick up a pair of heels that are fairly comfortable.
• Wander around the house until your feet can stand firmly without wobbling.
• Practice gliding through the foot with a gentle heel, ball, and toe step instead of stomping down with the whole foot at once.
• This big dancer trick will strengthen your knees as well and save them from injuries.

The shoe-shuffler drags the feet, looking tired and dreary. It's like an upset person walking hunched over with head down. With slower and shorter steps, the foot is lifted less off the ground, dragging it. Most guys would take a woman who drags her feet as being less interested in those around her.

The Solution

• Keep your back straight, shoulders slightly pulled back, and head held high.
• Imagine a string pulling you up from the top of your head.
• Now engage your core as you hold yourself upright.
• Consciously lift your feet slightly with each step instead of sliding them.
• Step on the heel and roll smoothly onto the ball of your foot before pushing off with your toes.
• Engage your ankle muscles so it creates a natural lift instead of dragging.
• The enthusiasm of a good posture will put new spring in the steps, which also puts more energy in the way you walk.

This one is an arrogantly self-confident way of walking.

The swagger usually fills up space when walking. This walking style involves the elbows, shoulders, and the whole body. It walks with the torso and shoulders very relaxed and with arms just moving freely.

In general, the swagger walk moves with confidence and sophistication in a way that would automatically earn respect. You're walking like you are in charge.

Cute!

A meandering person wanders without aim, walking slowly without any direction.

Some claim that a woman who walks like a meander can run over a guy's heart. The reason could be about her being a mind wanderer who likes to walk around like they own the place, or they want to feel more confident and self-assured.

She doesn’t just meander; she probably has to walk quickly and with purpose. However, a big part of being one could mean moving briskly with knees high and a determined look on the face. This rigid posture will make you appear more manly than feminine.

This is the most feminine walk. Most women focus weight into the hips allowing them to walk with a subtle hip swing.

This walk demonstrates being different from how men walk. Men's bums wiggle normally, but still they walk a lot different from women's. Most women tend to exaggerate walking with a wiggle, yet the artful movement comes off so lady-like, and the smaller silhouette that comes from how the elbows move, is very feminine.

Sometimes this is associated with the hip thrower, or some of those backsides with so much lateral motion that they really catch the eye. If it bounces up and down, then you’re a hip thrower and you may be sure your hips look far bigger than they are. Give more swing to your legs when you walk, and hold your hips in line.

1. Whether you wear heels or flats, take smaller steps. This way, and regardless of how fast or slow you want to walk, you acquire an evenly spaced stride with rhythm and momentum. You don't only walk smoothly; you are sure the lurch will not throw you off balance.
2. Standing tall with your head up, shoulders back, breasts high with tummy muscles pulled in and up, and tail tucked under—it prepares you to walk correctly and gracefully.
3. Walk from the waistline down. Keep your knees naturally flexed as you walk with the legs moving forward from the waistline and the upper body just gliding along. This completes a natural, elegant movement.
4. Chin up. The Harvard Medical School recommends your eyes should look 10 to 20 feet ahead of you, not down at the ground, when walking.
5. Walk through the foot with a gentle heel-ball-toe step, and never with the whole foot at once. Your gait changes in heels, so be prepared for some discomfort while you adjust to the heels.

Good balance is yours if you can do this:

With eyes closed, hold arms out to sides at shoulder level. Stand on your left foot with your right knee bent and raised as high as possible. Keep your balance for at least 10 seconds without moving the left foot.

Do you wear flats all day?

Then switch to spiky heels in the evening, or vice versa. To straighten instep arches and ankles, stand with hands on hips, legs and feet together. Place your left foot forward in a long stride, bend your knee as far as possible, and return to your starting position. Alternate legs and repeat.

To be beautiful may be nice, funny, daunting, crazy or impossible, but all these goes back to one thing - beauty itself renders its own abc's.