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Thursday 12/09/21: 4.22 Miles

Day 4 workout is over and tomorrow is the finale of 'Three Little Words'!

Today's Afternoon Workout:

  • 4.22 miles on the elliptical in 21:57 minutes; five-minute warmup at resistance level 9, then 13:35 minutes doing intervals at resistance level 8, and the rest of the time was 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. 
  • Fourth day of watching 'Three Little Words' from 1950, starring Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, and Red Skelton.
    • Today's movie segment included the songs 'I Wanna Be Loved By You' with Debbie Reynolds, 'Thinking of You' with dancing by Fred and Vera, and 'I Love You So Much' sung by Arlene Dahl!

      • IMDb Movie Outline: The story of the successful Tin Pan Alley songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby is told loosely and lightheartedly.

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