Tuscan Hike

When I was packing for my vacation I made sure to include sneakers and some other workout apparel with the best intentions of working out while away. Little did I realize that for one, there were no fitness centers at any of the hotels we stayed at, and two, we were constantly walking all day long so by the time we were back at our hotel I was exhausted!

We did have one day that we decided to just relax and hang by the pool, which was a perfect opportunity to get in a workout session. My mom and I decided to embark on a mission to walk up to Cortona, which was about a 3 mile hike up a large mountain. As you can see by the first picture, Cortona is high up so we were looking forward to a tough climb.

As we begin our ascend to the top we realize it may be a life or death situation! Most of the roads in Italy are very narrow with just enough room to make them two way streets. With no shoulder of the road to walk on, we decided not to risk the assumption that the cars would make room for us.
Plan B: Back road hike, which was a much lower incline but we knew we would return after our walk unscathed. Even though it wasn't our original plan, it was still a beautiful hike, check out the pics!









































Moral of the story..........

Even though I was unable to workout for practically our entire vacation I didn't get down on myself for not doing it. I did however, always make sure movement was part of my day, and when the opportunity arose for a workout I was prepared and ready.

~Always keep on keepin' on.~