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Tuesday 3/29/22: 8.36 Miles

Day 2 of the workout week is over and only one day left!

Today's Morning Workout:

  • 8.36 miles on the elliptical in 37:15 minutes.
    • 2-minute warmup at resistance level 7; then two interval segments at resistance level 6 & 5 for 13:30 minutes each; rest of the time at level 5.
      • 20 intervals using the Gym Boss Interval Timer; 20 seconds high intensity/fast, followed by 1 minute at a cool-down/slower pace. 
  • Second day of watching 'Broadway Melody of 1940' from 1940, starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, and George Murphy.
    • Today's segment included the upbeat tap number 'Jukebox Dance' featuring Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell!
      • IMDb Movie Outline: Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to gives him the name of his partner.

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