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Tuesday 4/12/22: 6.69 Miles

Week 2 of working out in April is underway with another boat-to-Paris movie -- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes!

Today's Noontime Workout:

  • 6.69 miles on the elliptical in 30:35 minutes.
    • 1-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. 
  • First day of watching 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' from 1953, starring Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, and Charles Coburn.
    • Today's segment started with the opening number performed by Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe 'Two Little Girls from Little Rock'!
      • IMDb Movie Outline: Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.

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