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Monday 1/17/22: 6.24 Miles

Week 3 of working out has started along with a new Elvis-themed film, the 1981 documentary 'This Is Elvis'!

Today's Evening Workout:

  • 6.24 miles on the elliptical in 30:08 minutes.
    • One-minute warmup at resistance level 9, then two interval segments at resistance level 8 followed by level 7 for 13:30 minutes each, and the rest of the time was at resistance level 8.
      • 20 intervals using the Gym Boss Interval Timer; 20 seconds high intensity/fast, followed by 1 minute at a cool-down/slower pace. 
  • First day of watching 'This Is Elvis' from 1981, with archival footage of Elvis Presley!
    • Today's movie segment included Elvis's first televised stage performance of 'Shake, Rattle, and Roll', and his hip-swiveling, leg-shaking performance of 'Hound Dog' on the Milton Berle Show!
      • IMDb Movie Outline: The life and career of Elvis Presley are chronicled in home movies, concert footage, and dramatizations. Subjects include early performances, army service, Ed Sullivan Show appearance, marriage, 1968 comeback, health decline and death.

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