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Wednesday 12/22/21: 4.61 Miles

Done with Day 3 of working out to Top Hat!

Today's Evening Workout:

  • 4.61 miles on the elliptical in 23:50 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. 
  • Third day of watching 'Top Hat' from 1935, starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Edward Everett Horton.
    • Today's movie segment included Fred singing and dancing with Ginger to the classic tune 'Cheek to Cheek (also known as Heaven)'!
      • IMDb Movie Outline: An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.

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