Alan Rogers - Destinations Edition 7 (February 2020)

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Naturist camping Naturism is the freedom of getting back to nature, enjoying the elements on your skin and not having to worry about squeezing into last year’s swimming costume. Or indeed any clothes at all. Naturist campsites are friendly places where you are entirely safe to let your guard down and relax.

the outdoors and surrounded by nature brings enormous benefits, a boost to physical, psychological and emotional wellbeing. Laid-back communal nudity is also a great way to meet people in an unhurried and respectful way, a shared moment of humanity where everyone is on a level.

The benefits of naturism

Feeling the sunshine, fresh air and water all over is a wonderful experience of wellbeing and freedom. The simple act of arriving and stripping off is a great way to cast off the trappings and pressures of ordinary life. Researchers are discovering something that naturists have known for decades: it is particularly good for improving your body image.

Naturist camping holidays are a breath of fresh air for those who enjoy them, places where you can cast off anxieties about appearance and body image among like-minded visitors. The UK’s national organisation British Naturism bn.org.uk has many years experience of encouraging and celebrating the naturist way of life and hears so much positive feedback from those who have decided to take the plunge. Spending time immersed in 64

Long before the invention of the swimming costume, people stripped off to bathe outdoors without a second thought.


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