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Subject: Did you ever try places in Asia?

Date: Sun 13/08/23 15:51:52 GMT

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Did you ever try places in Asia? In many (if not most) countries south of China clothed swimming is the norm, not the exception. Yes, it is far away from Europe, but so much easier for wetlook. Instead of trying to get around a strong tradition of swimwear, go to places where the norm is much closer to your likes. And where nobody cares what you wear in the water - not only in fitness clubs.

Waterfalls in Thailand are perfect for swimming as most people just wear their regular outfits. India is nice for all the women wearing colorful saris.

On (local) beaches in places like Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines or Indonesia it is mostly T-Shirt and leggings, but people with more complete outfits are around. Just try to avoid the center of the typical tourist beaches or show up one hour before sunset when all the locals arrive.

If you prefer pools over natural waters Bali is the place to be. You can rent beautiful villas with a private pool for 60 USD and many restaurants have a pool somewhere and nobody cares what you are wearing. The beach clubs are great places as well, but they tend to be more expensive. Most people wear some kind of swimwear there, but again, nobody really cares. We have our little kids with us which helps a lot with getting in ("Daddy, please come help me diving for this thing!"), but even without their help it wouldn't be difficult. My favorite are the foam parties at the Flamingo Beach Club: Every Weekend three times a day lots of foam. It is mostly for the kids, but parents and other adults are having fun as well. Same goes for big fitness clubs like Titi Batu: Nobody cares.

A list of good places in Bali would be worth an article on its own.

In general: The richer the people, the more they wear dedicated swimwear.

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Your experience with swimming in clothes at fitness clubs

By Mark - jtsmark@yahoo.com Sun 06/08/23 23:54:41 GMT

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What experiences have you had swimming at fitness clubs in clothes? It looks like clubs don't really care from a pool point of view (the whole "oh it's bad for the filters etc." discussion), but mainly that other customers complain. I can definitely see on Yelp that people are concerned about hygiene when somebody works out and then jumps in the pool in their sweaty workout clothes. My favorite outfit for swimming are jeans, T-shirt and a long-sleeve T-shirt. That's obviously more clothes than your usual workout outfit, so I assume people are even more concerned about me. Unfortunately they don't know that I always wash all my clothes beforehand eliminating any hygiene concern.

I recently tried a few clubs with varying results. First visit I asked at the front desk if clothes are ok and the attendant just nodded. Had a nice swim and nobody said anything. A week later I went back and asked again at the front desk (different attendant). He said he would have to check with his manager. When the manager joined she first said no, because of concerns for other visitors. When I pointed out that I wash the clothes beforehand she almost said yes, but last minute decided to check with the reginal manager. That verdict came back as a final no. Club #2 said straight out no. Club #3 said it's fine at the front desk and I did my swim. After ~20min somebody from the cleaning crew came over and told me I can't swim in jeans and t-shirt and that a couple of people had approached him about it. When I pointed out that I had checked with the front desk and that the clothes are freshly washed he said it's fine then and even apologized for interrupting me. I have a feeling that future visits will end up with another no over time like club #1. I would love to find a fitness club where I can go consistently with long opening hours as a backup to the community pool where they never care about clothes.

Anybody tried something similar? Has anybody worked at fitness clubs and seen how this topic is addressed internally? Would love to hear your insights!

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