A woman’s wiggle as she walks ‘shows she’s ready for love’

And,this seductive walk,which is a subtle change in behaviour,is subconscious but has clear evolutionary benefits — as it makes a woman appear more attractive just at the time when she is most likely to fall pregnant,says the study.

The researchers,led by Professor Nicolas Gueguen,have based their findings on an analysis of the alluring sway of 103 young single women.

In fact,each volunteer was individually asked to sit in a room and wait. After a short time,an ‘attractive’ man entered and sat with them. The man was asked to smile at them and engage them in friendly conversation.

The man then accompanied the women down a corridor to the laboratory,where they were told the research would take place. But without their knowledge,the man deliberately walked behind to secretly film them.

Once they reached the room,the women’s saliva was tested,but with their consent.

The results showed women at the peak of their fertility cycles were rated an average of 2.96 on the scale for sexiness,compared with 2.31 for those at the least fertile point. The most fertile women also took about three seconds longer on average to complete the same short walk.

Gueguen said,”We found that women near ovulation spent more time walking down a long hallway and their gaits were perceived to be sexier by males. Such results confirm subtle behavioural cues are influenced by menstrual cycle.”