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Wednesday 4/6/22: 8.05 Miles

Day 2 of working out this week is over and only one day left to go!

Today's Afternoon Workout:

  • 8.05 miles on the elliptical in 35:35 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. 
  • Second day of watching 'April in Paris' from 1952, starring Doris Day, Ray Bolger, and Claude Dauphin.
    • Today's segment included a song-and-dance with both Doris Day and Ray Bolger, 'I'm Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight'!
      • IMDb Movie Outline: A series of misunderstandings leads to a chorus girl traveling to Paris to represent the American theater, where she falls in love with a befuddled bureaucrat.

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