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Monday 11/08/21: 4.04 Miles

It's a new week of working out with a new Elvis movie -- Kissin' Cousins from 1964! 

Today's Workout:

  • 4.04 miles on the elliptical in 20:27 minutes; the first 13:35 minutes were doing intervals at resistance level 10 and the rest of the time was a brisk pace at resistance level 9.
    • 10 intervals using the Gym Boss Interval Timer; 20 seconds high intensity/fast, followed by 1 minute at a cool-down/slower pace.
  • Today's movie segment included the opening credits with the title song 'Kissin' Cousins' and the songs 'Smoky Mountain Boy' and 'There's Gold in the Mountains'!


    • First day of watching 'Kissin' Cousins' from 1964, starring Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Albertson, and Pamela Austin.
      • IMDb Movie Outline: An Army officer returns to the Smoky Mountains and tries to convince his kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land. Once he gets there, he discovers he has a look-alike cousin.

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