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Tuesday 11/09/21: 4.08 Miles

Day 2 of working out is done! 

Today's Workout:

  • 4.08 miles on the elliptical in 20:23 minutes; the first 13:35 minutes were doing intervals at resistance level 9 and the rest of the time was a brisk pace at resistance level 10.
    • 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 songs 'One Boy, Two Little Girls' and 'Catchin' On Fast'! 

    • Second 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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