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Friday 09/17/21: 3.23 Miles

A week of working out is done and so is another Elvis movie! 

Today's Workout:

  • 3.23 miles on the elliptical in 19:50 minutes; the first 13:30 minutes were doing intervals and the rest of the time was a steady pace to finish the movie; this last movie segment had a lot of silliness with a happy ending, including the song 'Slowly But Surely'! 
    • 10 intervals using the Gym Boss Interval Timer; 20 seconds high intensity/fast, followed by 1 minute at a cool-down/slower pace.
      • Resistance Level 12 (medium high).
  • Last day of watching 'Tickle Me' from 1965, starring Elvis Presley, Julie Adams, and Jocelyn Lane. 

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