{"id":1883131,"date":"2026-04-15T09:49:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1883131"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:49:52","slug":"nude-awakening-why-young-people-are-embracing-naturism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1883131","title":{"rendered":"Nude awakening: Why young people are embracing naturism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/0-844-1760-1173\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443364.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/beauty\/article\/70087\/1\/naturism-nudism-the-answer-to-our-body-image-crisis-strangers-public\" data-article-id=\"70087\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-portrait-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.71\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Naturism nudism naked in public body image self esteem\" class=\"img\" height=\"2464\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1280\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/3\/1443364.jpg\" width=\"1760\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Dani D\u2019Ingeo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T09:49:52+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"15 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"15\">15,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - beauty\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\">Beauty<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty-feature\">Beauty Feature<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\">Beauty<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty-feature\">Beauty Feature<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Nude awakening: Why young people are <span class=\"nowrap\">embracing naturism<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>At a time of toxic beauty standards and widespread body image issues, could taking your clothes off around strangers (in a non-sexual way) be <span class=\"nowrap\">the answer?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T09:49:52+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"15 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"15\">15,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T09:49:52+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"15 April 2026\"><span class=\"month\">April<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"15\">15,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/LauraMolloy\">Laura Molloy<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-33-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Dani d&#8217;Ingeo, Nature Loves <span class=\"nowrap\">Courage 2025<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/35646\/0\/dani-dingeo-nature-loves-courage-2025\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dani d&#039;Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025\" class=\"img\" height=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/3-765-2043-1362\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1410\/7\/1417366.jpg\" width=\"2043\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/35646\/1\/dani-dingeo-nature-loves-courage-2025\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dani d&#039;Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025\" class=\"img\" height=\"1336\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-1122-2004-1336\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1410\/7\/1417367.jpg\" width=\"2004\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/35646\/2\/dani-dingeo-nature-loves-courage-2025\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dani d&#039;Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025\" class=\"img\" height=\"1342\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-834-2013-1342\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1410\/7\/1417368.jpg\" width=\"2013\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/35646\/3\/dani-dingeo-nature-loves-courage-2025\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dani d&#039;Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025\" class=\"img\" height=\"1364\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-765-2046-1364\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1410\/7\/1417370.jpg\" width=\"2046\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/35646\/4\/dani-dingeo-nature-loves-courage-2025\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dani d&#039;Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025\" class=\"img\" height=\"1342\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-2013-1342\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1410\/7\/1417371.jpg\" width=\"2013\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/35646\/5\/dani-dingeo-nature-loves-courage-2025\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dani d&#039;Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025\" class=\"img\" height=\"1258\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-456-1887-1258\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1410\/7\/1417373.jpg\" width=\"1887\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 33 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Last summer, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huckmag.com\/article\/where-did-naturists-go-britain-uk-community-nudism-spielplatz\"><span>I accidentally wound up at a naturist resort<\/span><\/a><span>. After mastering the art of holding eye contact with someone whose genitals are aglow in the sunlight, I began to feel as if I\u2019d stumbled upon the ultimate antidote to our current self-image crisis. Here, nestled in a patch of ancient woodland just outside the M25, was a rare spectacle \u2013 a community seemingly untouched by the self-hatred epidemic wreaking havoc on the rest of the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Residents told me how the simple act of getting naked <\/span><span>(<\/span><span>naturism refers to non-sexual social nudity in private and in public) had offered them a delightful alternative to a culture where they felt expected to constantly primp and preen or hate their bodies. It allowed them to show up as they were &#8211; stretch marks, operation scars, body hair and all \u2013 and realise that their insecurities are simply mental blocks enforced by a patriarchal, capitalist and often vampirish beauty industry. In line with much of the global naturist demographic, the people I met were mostly of state pension-receiving age. Yet their lifestyle seemed so radical that I wondered \u2013 had young people discovered this too? And, if so, could it be the cure to our collective, chronic insecurity?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI initially thought nudism was just a thing that old white people did,\u201d says 20-year-old Chris*, who began dabbling in naturism during the pandemic. \u201cNow I\u2019ve found that it knows no boundaries.\u201d He\u2019s one of the many Gen-Z naturists who are turning to the practice to establish a better relationship with themselves and their bodies.\u00a0\u201cAll expectations seem to go out the door once the clothes come off; no need to worry about any superficial details,\u201d he adds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>21-year-old Leah, who says experimenting with naturism has functioned as a form of \u201cexposure therapy\u201d when battling insecurities, concurs. \u201cIt\u2019s the most extreme form of self-acceptance, like shaving your head,\u201d she tells Dazed. To begin with, she went to nude beaches on holiday, but now spends much of her time at home and in her room naked. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing to hide behind. No \u2018flattering\u2019 clothes, make-up or photo editing. It\u2019s just you, which is scary at first but then so liberating.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cI thought that people who practised nudism were almost disgusting and that nudist beaches were full of perverted people\u201d \u2013 Hugo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>We all know by now that body image plays a huge role in our mental health, and dissatisfaction with our bodies is linked to poorer quality of life, psychological distress and unhealthy eating behaviours. Dr David Crepaz-Keay, public mental health information lead at Mental Health Foundation, says that there is emerging evidence that naturism is associated with more positive body image, higher self-esteem and, therefore, greater life satisfaction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cExposure to diverse, non-idealised bodies may help reduce social physique anxiety and improve body appreciation, and early studies suggest these benefits can reflect real change over time,\u201d he says, while adding that the evidence is still limited and we should be cautious about coming to any conclusions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For many outsiders \u2013 like myself \u2013 there can be preconceptions attached to naturism. Mostly, they revolve around the idea that it must have sexual undertones. This is how 24-year-old Hugo*, who grew up in a \u201cconservative\u201d region of Italy, felt to begin with, too. \u201cI thought that people who practised nudism were almost disgusting and that nudist beaches were full of old, perverted people. Ending up in one of them by accident was a real fear we all had,\u201d he says. Now, he regularly goes to the beaches and nudist camp sites in his area. \u201cI was surprised to realise how much nudity was treated in the most non-sexual way possible. I could easily talk with a stranger without paying attention to the fact that we were both naked, and it took no effort at all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One of naturism\u2019s key ethos is to forge a greater connection with nature \u2013 an enticing feature given our collective need to touch more grass. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/66565\/1\/why-saunas-are-the-hottest-place-to-hang-out-right-now-peckham-london-uk\"><span>Saunas and winter bathing<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0offer similar benefits, but have been more enthusiastically adopted by the wellness industry and young professionals in East London. Naturism, by contrast, is difficult to monetise and therefore less likely to be made into a trend\u00a0\u2013 you quite literally need nothing to get involved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen your entire body is exposed, including the parts you\u2019re insecure about, and no one seems to care or judge you, it\u2019s really therapeutic\u201d \u2013 Leo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>In this way, the simple act of getting naked is an almost anarchic rejection of our capitalist society, where our value is so often determined by how much we can spend. Nudity strips that away, eschewing the constant marketing and noise we\u2019re fed about how we need to change our bodies and what we need to buy to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For those of us who grew up on social media, it can also mean facing and untangling a deeply embedded dislike of ourselves. \u201cI didn\u2019t realise how much body shame I was holding onto until I took my clothes off for the first time,\u201d says 29-year-old Leo*, whose interest in naturism was sparked by his experiences of skinny dipping in college. Now, he mainly practices at nude beaches or at the sunny naturist resorts in his home state of Florida. \u201cWhen your entire body is exposed, including the parts you\u2019re insecure about, and no one seems to care or judge you, it\u2019s really therapeutic. You see a full spectrum of bodies and realise that your body is part of that spectrum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Unlike Hugo\u2019s assumptions about disgusting old perverts, Ryan, 24, used to believe that you had to be \u201csuper attractive\u201d to be nude in a public space. \u201cBut since visiting a nudist beach myself, I\u2019ve realised it\u2019s quite the opposite\u201d, he says. <strong>\u201c<\/strong>Everyone there was of different shapes and sizes, and there was absolutely no judgment at all. People were simply there to enjoy the freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>Each day, as we learn new, unsettling terms like \u2018mogging\u2019 and \u2018mewing\u2019, we stray further from our instincts and allow weird post-incel streamers or millionaire plastic surgeons to cash in on our self-doubt. Yet naturism allows us to view our bodies not as things we have to mould to appease others, but rather as a vessel to experience and enjoy the world around us for as long as we can.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn all honesty, I used to hate how I looked. I was overweight and insecure,\u201d Ryan says. \u201cSince discovering naturism, I realise that everyone has a body, and that you should genuinely appreciate your own and take care of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>*Name changed for privacy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-33-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Dani d&#8217;Ingeo, Nature Loves <span class=\"nowrap\">Courage 2025<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/35646\/0\/dani-dingeo-nature-loves-courage-2025\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dani d&#039;Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025\" class=\"img\" height=\"1362\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/3-765-2043-1362\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1410\/7\/1417366.jpg\" width=\"2043\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/35646\/1\/dani-dingeo-nature-loves-courage-2025\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dani d&#039;Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025\" class=\"img\" height=\"1336\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-1122-2004-1336\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1410\/7\/1417367.jpg\" width=\"2004\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/35646\/2\/dani-dingeo-nature-loves-courage-2025\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dani d&#039;Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025\" class=\"img\" height=\"1342\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-834-2013-1342\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1410\/7\/1417368.jpg\" width=\"2013\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/35646\/3\/dani-dingeo-nature-loves-courage-2025\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dani d&#039;Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025\" class=\"img\" height=\"1364\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-765-2046-1364\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1410\/7\/1417370.jpg\" width=\"2046\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/35646\/4\/dani-dingeo-nature-loves-courage-2025\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dani d&#039;Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025\" class=\"img\" height=\"1342\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-2013-1342\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1410\/7\/1417371.jpg\" width=\"2013\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/35646\/5\/dani-dingeo-nature-loves-courage-2025\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dani d&#039;Ingeo, Nature Loves Courage 2025\" class=\"img\" height=\"1258\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-456-1887-1258\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1410\/7\/1417373.jpg\" width=\"1887\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 33 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Last summer, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huckmag.com\/article\/where-did-naturists-go-britain-uk-community-nudism-spielplatz\"><span>I accidentally wound up at a naturist resort<\/span><\/a><span>. After mastering the art of holding eye contact with someone whose genitals are aglow in the sunlight, I began to feel as if I\u2019d stumbled upon the ultimate antidote to our current self-image crisis. Here, nestled in a patch of ancient woodland just outside the M25, was a rare spectacle \u2013 a community seemingly untouched by the self-hatred epidemic wreaking havoc on the rest of the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Residents told me how the simple act of getting naked <\/span><span>(<\/span><span>naturism refers to non-sexual social nudity in private and in public) had offered them a delightful alternative to a culture where they felt expected to constantly primp and preen or hate their bodies. It allowed them to show up as they were &#8211; stretch marks, operation scars, body hair and all \u2013 and realise that their insecurities are simply mental blocks enforced by a patriarchal, capitalist and often vampirish beauty industry. In line with much of the global naturist demographic, the people I met were mostly of state pension-receiving age. Yet their lifestyle seemed so radical that I wondered \u2013 had young people discovered this too? And, if so, could it be the cure to our collective, chronic insecurity?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI initially thought nudism was just a thing that old white people did,\u201d says 20-year-old Chris*, who began dabbling in naturism during the pandemic. \u201cNow I\u2019ve found that it knows no boundaries.\u201d He\u2019s one of the many Gen-Z naturists who are turning to the practice to establish a better relationship with themselves and their bodies.\u00a0\u201cAll expectations seem to go out the door once the clothes come off; no need to worry about any superficial details,\u201d he adds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>21-year-old Leah, who says experimenting with naturism has functioned as a form of \u201cexposure therapy\u201d when battling insecurities, concurs. \u201cIt\u2019s the most extreme form of self-acceptance, like shaving your head,\u201d she tells Dazed. To begin with, she went to nude beaches on holiday, but now spends much of her time at home and in her room naked. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing to hide behind. No \u2018flattering\u2019 clothes, make-up or photo editing. It\u2019s just you, which is scary at first but then so liberating.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cI thought that people who practised nudism were almost disgusting and that nudist beaches were full of perverted people\u201d \u2013 Hugo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>We all know by now that body image plays a huge role in our mental health, and dissatisfaction with our bodies is linked to poorer quality of life, psychological distress and unhealthy eating behaviours. Dr David Crepaz-Keay, public mental health information lead at Mental Health Foundation, says that there is emerging evidence that naturism is associated with more positive body image, higher self-esteem and, therefore, greater life satisfaction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cExposure to diverse, non-idealised bodies may help reduce social physique anxiety and improve body appreciation, and early studies suggest these benefits can reflect real change over time,\u201d he says, while adding that the evidence is still limited and we should be cautious about coming to any conclusions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For many outsiders \u2013 like myself \u2013 there can be preconceptions attached to naturism. Mostly, they revolve around the idea that it must have sexual undertones. This is how 24-year-old Hugo*, who grew up in a \u201cconservative\u201d region of Italy, felt to begin with, too. \u201cI thought that people who practised nudism were almost disgusting and that nudist beaches were full of old, perverted people. Ending up in one of them by accident was a real fear we all had,\u201d he says. Now, he regularly goes to the beaches and nudist camp sites in his area. \u201cI was surprised to realise how much nudity was treated in the most non-sexual way possible. I could easily talk with a stranger without paying attention to the fact that we were both naked, and it took no effort at all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One of naturism\u2019s key ethos is to forge a greater connection with nature \u2013 an enticing feature given our collective need to touch more grass. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/66565\/1\/why-saunas-are-the-hottest-place-to-hang-out-right-now-peckham-london-uk\"><span>Saunas and winter bathing<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0offer similar benefits, but have been more enthusiastically adopted by the wellness industry and young professionals in East London. Naturism, by contrast, is difficult to monetise and therefore less likely to be made into a trend\u00a0\u2013 you quite literally need nothing to get involved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen your entire body is exposed, including the parts you\u2019re insecure about, and no one seems to care or judge you, it\u2019s really therapeutic\u201d \u2013 Leo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>In this way, the simple act of getting naked is an almost anarchic rejection of our capitalist society, where our value is so often determined by how much we can spend. Nudity strips that away, eschewing the constant marketing and noise we\u2019re fed about how we need to change our bodies and what we need to buy to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For those of us who grew up on social media, it can also mean facing and untangling a deeply embedded dislike of ourselves. \u201cI didn\u2019t realise how much body shame I was holding onto until I took my clothes off for the first time,\u201d says 29-year-old Leo*, whose interest in naturism was sparked by his experiences of skinny dipping in college. Now, he mainly practices at nude beaches or at the sunny naturist resorts in his home state of Florida. \u201cWhen your entire body is exposed, including the parts you\u2019re insecure about, and no one seems to care or judge you, it\u2019s really therapeutic. You see a full spectrum of bodies and realise that your body is part of that spectrum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Unlike Hugo\u2019s assumptions about disgusting old perverts, Ryan, 24, used to believe that you had to be \u201csuper attractive\u201d to be nude in a public space. \u201cBut since visiting a nudist beach myself, I\u2019ve realised it\u2019s quite the opposite\u201d, he says. <strong>\u201c<\/strong>Everyone there was of different shapes and sizes, and there was absolutely no judgment at all. People were simply there to enjoy the freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>Each day, as we learn new, unsettling terms like \u2018mogging\u2019 and \u2018mewing\u2019, we stray further from our instincts and allow weird post-incel streamers or millionaire plastic surgeons to cash in on our self-doubt. Yet naturism allows us to view our bodies not as things we have to mould to appease others, but rather as a vessel to experience and enjoy the world around us for as long as we can.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn all honesty, I used to hate how I looked. I was overweight and insecure,\u201d Ryan says. \u201cSince discovering naturism, I realise that everyone has a body, and that you should genuinely appreciate your own and take care of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>*Name changed for privacy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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