Berlin public parks have FKK areas: the famous Mauerpark in Prenzlauer Berg, the Volkspark Friedrichshain and the Tiergarten, and it’s permitted to get naked on all Berlin’s public bathing beaches, such as at Wannsee or the Mueggelsee.

The “Proletarische Freikoerperkulturbewegung” or Proletarian Free Body Movement had 60,000 members. Eat healthy foods as a reminder to appreciate the skin you’re in. The food itself is a reminder that your body deserves to be fed and treated well. When I was a kid, my father always used to sunbathe nude in our garden at weekends. In public pools, children of all ages were allowed to run around naked all the time. Now that more people are working from home, Welch believes that “fewer people are worried about what to wear – or haven’t bothered with clothes at all.” British Naturism has registered over 370 new members since the pandemic began. Craig's own experience is that it's a lot of fun. The annual event, which takes place in June, is a protest against oil dependency and car culture, as well as raising awareness of the vulnerability of cyclists. In addition to it being a worthy cause, Craig enjoys it because, "you don't often get the chance to cycle round London naked — not without being arrested!" Don't his bits get sore? "No, but when you get to the cobbles in Covent Garden you get people doing oohs and aahs — that's when people's bums get numb!" Ah, you miss your padded cycling shorts? "Yeah, but I think it's also because a lot of us hardly cycle apart from this occasion, once a year!"Participation varies depending on location and weather; only half a dozen showed up in Cape Town in 2008 but 10,000 got on their bikes in Portland in 2015. A typical WNBR event is in the hundreds. The next rides are scheduled for July 2020 (northern hemisphere) and March 2020 (southern hemisphere.) 2. Bay to Breakers

TheIrish Naturist Association,which marks more than 50 years of naturism, is also connecting members virtually through a full calendar of social activities including coffee-shop hangouts and celebratingthe World Naked Gardening Day. The first nude beach in Germany was established in 1920 on the island of Sylt. Keystone/Getty Images A kinky couple defied public health officials’ warnings to avoid vigorous outdoor activities — by having sex on the roof of a public parking lot — as the UK sweltered through its hottest day in history. The spokeswoman continued, saying you're still allowed to call the police if you see unusual naked activity on your otherwise quaint suburban street."Each incident of nudity reported topolicewill be dealt with on a case by case basis," she said.

Naturism goes virtual

Even now I’m comfortable with getting naked in the sauna or gym changing room. Maybe it’s because I’m German. The Running of the Nudes (well actually it’s more a stroll) is a march to protest cruelty to animals in general and bullfighting, specifically. The marchers are naked save for many wearing plastic horns or a red scarf. So if you feel strongly about such causes, lose your clothes, put on your plastic horns and be sure to show up on the right day. 7. Nude 5k races The athletes made sure to get permission to pose nude in various Cambridge hot spots, and Wilkinson said they were careful not to offend anyone with their nudity. However, the group did get caught by several people along the way.

Stand in front of the mirror naked -- not to criticize -- but to appreciate. This also lets you get comfortable seeing yourself naked. If you’re uncomfortable looking at yourself naked, then you will be uncomfortable when others are looking at you naked. We’re all quite familiar with the annual Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, but there’s a more sedate and far safer event that takes place on the same route two days before. East Germans were free to practice nudism and did so wherever possible: at lakes, sea beaches and large FKK camping grounds. There was also, of course, an official socialist institution with a long, uninspiring name.The eight-second video shows the pair engaged in doggy-style sex on the parking lot roof. They appeared to be completely naked, save for the fact the man was wearing a party hat atop his head. For Laurent Luft, president of the Association des Naturistes de Paris (ANP), a very active nudists’ group operating since 1953, the rise of interest in nudism could be due to the fact that "when you're feeling confined and closed in...taking your clothes off becomes a way to free yourself a little. So, even in our tiny little Parisian apartments, with no gardens and sometimes no balcony or anything, we still have that possibility." Naturism goes virtual Germany’s passion for clotheslessness finds its origins in late-19th-century health drives when stripping off was seen as part of a route to fitness and sunbathing a possible cure for TB and rheumatism. One shot features an array of muscular men using their football helmets to cover their private parts as they pose behind a sea of flowers.