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Week 5/31/21 - 6/04/21: 16 Miles

Royal Wedding (1951) with Fred Astaire and Jane Powell

Wednesday: 6/2/21

Today I started watching 'Royal Wedding' from 1951 with Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, and Peter Lawford.

I also started using our new elliptical machine today and I love it! I did 5 miles in 30 minutes.

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Thursday: 6/3/21

Today was day 2 of 'Royal Wedding', a light-hearted 1951 Fred Astaire song-and-dance flick.

Royal Wedding (1951) with Fred Astaire and Jane Powell
I did 5.4 miles in 30 minutes on the elliptical.

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Friday: 6/4/21

Today I finished 'Royal Wedding'; I did 5.6 miles on the elliptical in the last 32 minutes of the film.

IMDb Movie Outline: A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding. 

Learn more about the movie here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043983

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Week 5/31 - 6/04/21 Totals:

- 16 miles in 1hr, 32 minutes (Wednesday - Friday)
- Watched 1 movie (Royal Wedding)

View my ‘Miles of Movies’ list to see what I’ve been watching while working out here: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls084069581/

Royal Wedding (1951) with Fred Astaire and Jane Powell

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