Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:
**Are Brits warming up to the naked sauna?**
The Scandis do it, the Japanese do it, but stripping to sweat has always felt out of bounds here. Now we may be shedding our inhibitions
By Claire Cohen, March 21 2026
For years now I’ve been a frequent visitor to nations where sweating in a small wooden room is a traditional pastime — think the Nordics, Germany, Austria and Japan — where no one would dream of wearing swimwear. I’ve merely joined in, like the purist that I am, feeling all the more smug for it. But at home in Britain? It always seemed somehow against the rules. Until I heard the story of Halsa Sauna near Swansea …
Halsa, which was told to close by the local council last week, suggests that things might be starting to change. The beachside sauna was shut down after neighbours complained about “naked and semi-naked” guests being visible to the public (although the owner has insisted the site is sheltered).
It might be bad news for Halsa, but I felt encouraged on hearing that people were not only interested in going to a sauna, but actually disrobing once there. While we have embraced the heat in the UK — according to the British Sauna Society, there are now more than 600 public saunas, up from 45 in 2023 — we have been slower to strip off. Abroad, nudity is part of the experience and swimwear is often banned.
Could it be that Brits are finally feeling bold enough to strip off?...
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http://archive.today/2026.03.22-052038/https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/uk-saunas-naked-warming-05gkwpbfq
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