Locker Room Nudists
People that go totally naked in the locker room without the need to hide themselves with a towel.
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Naked in Locker room
Return to DiscussionsThe gym I go to every guy covers head to toe in towels when going to and from the shower. When I walk to and from totally nude all I get are evil stares and a look of "how dare you".... totally different tomes about people and how they view nudism
I go to my local Y where nudity is common, but the majority of the patrons are retired. However, Ive noticed a trend starting where younger men are more often naked. I attribute it to a generational shift. The war vets are dying off and the younger, more quiet and fit men in their 40-60s (myself included) are setting a different and more inclusive vibe.
I was at a university gym last night which I get to 3-4 times each month. Most guys are pretty comfortable nude in the gang showers and 4 of 5 us in the sauna were nude. What's noteworthy is that the other guys were undergrads (I'm in my 60s). I see more and more of this ease with nudity among the younger guys. Actually, what was more surprising is that there were three of us swimming in Speedo-type briefs, that's a change. And two more in the new knee-length spandex jammers. So much easier to swim in.
The gym I go to every guy covers head to toe in towels when going to and from the shower. When I walk to and from totally nude all I get are evil stares and a look of "how dare you".... totally different times about people and how they view nudism
I will never understand why guys nearly fall over themselves trying to get from the showers to their locker with a towel, or that split second while they're trying to put on their first piece of clothing...like it's a crime they might expose themselves. I was raised in sports and use to group showers with guys my own age, as well as if we had events at the university, older guys as well. I consider myself lucky that I can be comfortable with myself to walk naked freely in the change room at whatever gym I'm at and not feel ashamed. Sure you get the odd evil eye, but if people are going to judge over that, then I consider the source of who's judging and really don't care. Bigger fish to fry this day and age!
There are a couple of factors at play. Where I live immigration from countries where men aren't allowed to be naked around each other has impacted things. Almost all leisure centres and and many private gyms have private changing cubicles. Additionally, the body shame mindset has been well ingrained into younger generations. They'll send naked photos to each other at age 14, but they are too ashamed of their bodies to be nude in a change room. It's gotten so bad that even in public toilets men pee at angle away facing the wall to avoid the possibility someone might see the tip of their penis.
Its the only way to be. The locker room at the pool I use now has individual cubicles with lockable doors. I shower with the door open, rinse off, take off the speedos, rinse them and walk back to my gear, no towel, no cover up, not sure what the issue is, it's a change room. I take my time getting dry, then putting some lotion on etc, often chat with others and when you are relaxed in this way, others often mimic your behaviour. It's my attempt to change how people behave in this change room anyway.
Wanna be more like Jesus? Tell the conservatives in the locker room its your religious right to be more like Jesus and be nude. This movement of body shaming must be stopped.
Not only was Jesus (or Yeshua as he went by) Jewish, brown-skinned and died naked, he was also born naked and lived part of his life naked. If his disciples worked naked on their boats fishing, as was customary for the time, whos to say part of their ministry wasnt done naked? Whos to say that Jesus didnt live out and practice his belief to be like a naked Lillie of the Valley?
Im part of an online group called Jonathans Circle on mewe.com which examines the connection between sexuality and spirituality, much but not all a Christian focus. So now I just got a book on the Tantric Jesus and believe that my journey involves claiming my own embodiment as I believe Jesus did, though through the ages, a lot got scrubbed out. Ill claim it anyway.