The YMCA use to be men and boys only and nude swimming. There is even a TV episode of "Eight is Enough" where the father takes son to YMCA to learn to swim. Unfortunately the Y had gone co-ed so when they came out of the locker room naked there was an embarrassing moment.

The YMCA on Maple St. in Kalamazoo MI has an 18+ men's lounge area. It has workout equipment, steam room, sauna, group showers and 2 private showers. Before 2020 some of the older guys would workout naked. I have even done it a few times. When I get a chance I like to workout naked at Steamworks in Chicago. Unfortunately nobody does naked workouts anymore at the Y. Us 50+ guys will walk around naked and use the group showers. The sad thing is the younger guys will wait for a private shower and are always covered.

Wife and I love to go to Korean spas, even though they have separate men's and woman's locker rooms. At a Korean spa they will have varying temperature hot tubs. Some will have just a steam room, while others could have multiple steam and sauna rooms. In these wet areas you have to be naked. In the Korean culture fathers and sons will bath each other. There was only 1 time that a teen boy popped a boner. He calmly got out of the water and headed to his locker to put on his uniform.

Most people do not understand that wearing a swimsuit that has been in chlorinated water will emit chlorine vapors in a sauna. I am real sensitive to chlorine so I can sometimes have to leave the sauna. Some people will say "but I rinsed off". Suits will still retain chlorine until the are washed with soap.

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