Here’s What Your Walk Says About Your Personality
Residing in a city exposes you to all styles of walking. The crowded sidewalks cramp your style and make you walk at varying speeds and styles to wade through the crowd.
There is a self-imposed speed limit when you walk on sidewalks. There are the strollers and those who walk arm in arm with their friends If you are used to a brisk gait, you are inconvenienced as your style gets cramped. Every attempt you make at picking up pace gets disrupted by a hurdle every few meters. The varying walking styles reflect the multicultural melting pot that large cities invariably are.
Experts suggest that a person’s personality is reflected by a person’s natural gait. It assumes that the person is healthy and not inhibited by any physical shortcomings; though the research suggests that more studies may be needed before arriving at a forceful conclusion.
If you are in the habit of judging a person going by the gait, chances are that you will be able to make a near-accurate assessment after a few false starts.
A Fast Walker
Social Psychological and Personality Science, a respected journal, examined data in 2017 from 1500 walkers between the ages 25-100 years. They looked for correlations/ between the Big 5 personality traits, generally used to analyze a person’s personality.
Persons who had a quicker pace were generally highly extroverted, meticulous and open to brand-new experiences. There was also a significantly lower lever of turbulence, nervousness or impatience.
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