Clothes, hair, and makeup are important aspects of your feminine image. But your body language and movements say more about you than you probably realize!
It doesn’t matter how good you look… If your walk and movements give off a masculine vibe (or worse, are exaggerated and unnatural), then you’re probably not making the impression you hoped for.
Do you want to learn how to walk more feminine? Here are 5 common MTF movement mistakes to avoid – and what to do instead.
1. Over-Exaggerated Hip Swinging
There’s nothing more alluring than the sexy sway of a woman’s hips as she walks. But you should never overdo this. In fact, if you are consciously swinging your hips, it’s probably too much.
A better approach is to simply put on a pair of high heels and walk naturally. Heels automatically cause your hips to sway. The key is to relax your body and go with the flow.
2. Stiff Body Movements
Stiff isn’t sexy. As I mentioned earlier, the secret to fluid, feminine movements is to relax your body.
Tense muscles translate to stiff, masculine body movements. Focus on relaxing your body instead. Do stretching exercises to help release built-up tension.
3. Poor Posture
Your posture is the foundation for your movements. Here are two posture mistakes to avoid:
- Slouching: If you’re tall, you might be tempted to slouch to downplay your height. Don’t. Slouching isn’t attractive and it definitely doesn’t make you look more feminine.
- Arching your back: On the other extreme, avoid exaggerating your posture by arching your back and sticking your butt out. While you might think this looks “sexy,” it actually looks silly.
The fix for both of these mistakes is to stand tall with natural, lifted posture. This makes you look confident and feminine.
4. Stocky Shoulder Movements
Men carry their weight in their upper bodies, while a woman’s center of gravity is in her hips. In men, this often translates into strong upper body movements.
As you can see in the video above, the hallmark of a masculine walk is “stocky” shoulder movements. Compare that to the graceful sway of the women’s hips.
To counteract this tendency:
- Keep your shoulders down and back. If you feel your shoulders coming forward, literally roll them back into place.
- Focus on keeping your shoulders still while relaxing the hips. This will help transfer the movement to your lower body.
- Keep your body weight neutral (or even slightly back) instead of leaning forward. This helps downplay the look of your shoulders.
5. Taking Up Too Much Space
There are many differences between male and female body language. One of the biggest differences is that men take up more space with their bodies while women tend to keep the space more closed.
How does this translate into movement?
- When men walk, they typically have a space between their arms and body, while a woman’s hands brush her hips.
- Men’s steps are longer and there’s often more space between the feet.
To correct this, rotate your elbows in so your arms stay closer to your body. Keep your feet closer together and take shorter steps when you walk.
Mastering your feminine walk
Now that you know the most common mistakes, here’s another example of a feminine walk to study and emulate. Notice the graceful posture, gently swinging hips, and relaxed body movements:
How feminine are YOUR body movements? Do you struggle with this or are you one of the lucky girls who are naturally graceful?
Please share in the comments below!
Love,
Lucille
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really good tips for us girls because I am still learning on how to walk like a woman and any tips like these help
Interesting tips! I looked at the way the guys walked, and it looked like they had a wad stuffed up their backside. The girls walked with a stride that was a lot more limber, with more muscles being used in the process for balance. On an engineering level, there are really TWO centers of gravity: one in the bust area, and another in the hips, and this can be seen in the movement. The other factor is hip rotation, and this was done to match a longer stride of males, as I found out walking next to a 6 foot tall guy. The hip rotation is definitely different from sway, which would be the movement from side to side. I have noted that over time the hip rotation uses a different set of muscles, and lends to a slimmer profile for the waist. Women that do not do this have more of a figure that resembles a tree and not an hourglass.
Just some observations, for what they’re worth.
Eliza
Hi Lucille
The blog contains so many gems. In recent months, I have summoned up much self-confidence, which goes a long way when I step out as the girl within. I tend to let my hip movement help define me when ‘en femme’, as opposed to the other times when I have to appear “in guy mode”.
So many lovely ladies here that really know their stuff! I am working on these things and really appreciate the information. I am jealous of all of you that can pull off the walk and the look so naturally! I’m going to keep trying and keep getting out there and reading tips and stories from all of you are my inspiration! Thank you from me to everyone who has contributed!
Kathy
I have said it before, but I will say it again. Palms up when walking girls. Palms up. 🙂
I wonder if older women still have the same swing in their hips as they walk . I’m pushing fifty eight and dressing appropriately for my age I don’t think I need to be swinging my hips that much . It would look a bit out of place I think . I have problems with my hips at the moment anyway so heels are out for now . So……. what do you think ? Thoughts anyone ?
I also notice that woman swing arms while walking, man keep them to the sides
The ones that don’t come naturally,will get better with practice .
“A better approach is to simply put on a pair of high heels and walk naturally. Heels automatically cause your hips to sway. The key is to relax your body and go with the flow.” How true this is! It’s a fantastically liberating feeling when you suddenly realize that you’re in the fem-zone..it changes your mindset completely. I’ve read somewhere that if you want to feel like a woman, wear a bra. I won’t disagree with that at all, but would add, load it up with enough silicone to make ’em jiggle, put on a pair of heels (or even wedges) and take those tits for a spin! I can honestly say that I never realized I even had an ass until I started CD-ing and walking around in my “magic shoes.” Try it, you’ll smile a whole lot more!
Walking style is very important. As I am having big breasts and it swings when I walk especially when I wear a loose bra. I am a male aged 50 years. Big breasts gives a natural girlish style when we walk. So it is very import for TGs to have big breasts and wearing bra.