The people of Colorado are known for being active, but even by standard measure, the Mayor of Aspen, Torre is fitter than your average Coloradan. This tennis instructor turned Mayor has a history of loving the outdoors, leaving his native Florida for Aspen 25 years ago and falling in love with the mountains and what they offer.
Every year, we rank the fittest Mayors in America, and we are happy to announce that Torre has made it into 2020’s shortlist of 25 mayors, which we will then narrow down to Top 10 fittest!
Our founder, Samir Becic, recently spent a lot of time hiking in Aspen as preparation for his upcoming extreme challenges and saw how fit and active everyone in Aspen is. He praises how active people are “Aspen is one of the fittest cities in America, and not just because of the mountains and high altitude- it is also because of the ATTITUDE of the people.”
Here is how fit Aspen Mayor Torre is:
- Tennis Pro
- Was a Tennis instructor at the Aspen Club and Smuggler Racquet Club
- Was a snowboarding instructor
- Hikes all the time
- Before getting elected, he ran for Mayor of Aspen 6 times. In an interview, he was asked where he gets his resilience. Torre’s answer: “When I was in high school, people asked me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My answer was: “Happy.” There’s really nothing better for me to do than try to make the earth better. And that goes for my local community and the everyday lives of people I know.”
