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Monday 09/13/21: 3.06 Miles

Day 1 of working out this week is done, and Elvis kept me company!

Today's Workout:

  • 3.06 miles on the elliptical in 18:44 minutes; the first 13:30 minutes were doing intervals and the rest of the time was a brisk pace to enjoy more Elvis! Today's movie segment included the song 'It Feels So Right'.
    • 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).
  • First day of watching 'Tickle Me' from 1965, starring Elvis Presley, Julie Adams, and Jocelyn Lane. 
    • IMDb Movie Outline: A singing rodeo rider hires on at an expensive all-women dude ranch and beauty spa. He falls for a pretty fitness trainer who is constantly threatened by a gang who wants her late grandfather's cache of gold hidden in a ghost town.

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