We all know a "naked person." Like that dude who always seemed to be streaking across the quad. Or the woman who can't stop parading around the locker room. The rest of us—those who like towelscan crib some of their confidence. Here are four ways to warm yourself up to feeling way more comfortable being naked.

Dance around your bedroom. Take up yoga. Go for a walk. The point is to find a form of movement you like, and it doesn't even have to be exercise-exercise. "Moving can help you appreciate your body for all of the things it does for you," says Vanessa Marin, a therapist in Berlin who specializes in body image. If you see your body as powerful, a better body image will follow.

Get naked when no one's around. And keep on doing it until you're so cool with being naked, you're cooking pappardelle alla vodka (the sexiest pasta, duh) in the buff. "It'll get a lot easier to be naked with someone else," says Marin. If boiling water nude is just too weird, start small. Sleep naked, and who knows, you might like the way air feels in new places.

Don't rush out of the shower. Get a body lotion you love (for our money, Fresh Sugar Lemon Body Lotion smells amazing), and "take your time putting it on," says Marin. And no, this isn't a euphemism. The point is simple: Appreciate your elbows, ankles, and every other body part you rarely spend time doting on.

Splurge, even a little. If you're excited about the lingerie that's under your dress, unzipping won't be as scary. "It's a good confidence boost," says Marin. "And you don't need something traditionally sexy." If the perfect white cotton bra makes you feel good, it's doing its job. (Marin likes e-retailers, like True & Co., which take the intimidation factor out of lingerie shopping.)