After a workout, the last thing I want to do is put myself into such proximity to other peole. In the summer, I come home from the gym or jogging and jump in the pool.
Ordinarily I would agree, but one experience with the Russian baths in NYC changed that. Must have been about 15 years ago and I was out drinking with some friends (male and female) as usual. This one night we overdid our usual limits and ended up going to the Russian baths on the lower east side. We then spent a few hours in this huge HOT room sitting and pouring buckets of icy cold water over ourselves. We had to wear shorts but all shyness was lost as we started. I don't think I ever felt so clean and relaxed after coming out of there.
