Miles of Movies: Workout Journal

June 2022 Totals: Elliptical : 109.32 miles in 8 hours, 2 minutes  Exercised: 30 days out of 30: 13 days elliptical 30 days kettlebell Kettlebell Swings: 5,360 swings (8kg/17lb) Watched 5 movies:  Pagan Love Song (1950) Annie Get Your Gun (1950) Show Boat (1951) Rose Marie (1954) Texas Carnival (1951) Weight Loss: 3 pounds! (difference between highest & lowest weight) Year To Date January – June 2022: Elliptical : 558.9 miles in 42 hours, 21 minutes (1 day, 18 hours, 21 minutes) Kettlebell : 6,810 swings (8kg/17lb)  Exercised: 101 days out of 181: 72 days elliptical 42 days kettlebell Watched: 22 movies and 3 documentaries Weight Loss: 14 pounds! (difference between highest & lowest weight)

Done with a short 2-day workout week on the elliptical, done with the elliptical for the month of June, and done with the fifth and final Howard Keel movie for the month --  Texas Carnival ! Today's Noontime Workout: 9.42 miles on the elliptical in 41:19 minutes. No intervals; entire time at resistance level 6. Weights: Morning kettlebell 50 swings x 5 sets = 250 swings (8kg/17lb).  Second and final day of watching ' Texas Carnival ' from 1951, starring Esther Williams, Red Skelton, and Howard Keel. Today's segment included Howard Keel singing 'Deep in the Heart of Texas' with more dancing from Ann Miller! IMDb Movie Outline : A showmen team is mistaken for a cattle baron and his sister. #25 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Done with the first day of this week's elliptical workouts; it's the last week of June workouts with this month's fifth and final musical featuring Howard Keel -- Texas Carnival from 1951! Today's Morning Workout: 8.34 miles on the elliptical in 37:02 minutes. No intervals; entire time at resistance level 6. Weights: Morning kettlebell 50 swings x 5 sets = 250 swings (8kg/17lb).  First day of watching ' Texas Carnival ' from 1951, starring Esther Williams, Red Skelton, and Howard Keel. Today's segment included the toe-tapping, gun-shooting number performed by Ann Miller, 'It's Dynamite'! IMDb Movie Outline : A showmen team is mistaken for a cattle baron and his sister. #25 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Weekly Stats: 6/19/22 - 6/25/22: Elliptical : 24.18 miles in 1hr, 46min (Monday, Thursday & Friday) No intervals Kettlebell : 1,390 swings (8kg/17lb)  Non-elliptical days:  200 swings Sunday & Wednesday 250 swings Tuesday & Saturday Elliptical days:  120 swings Monday & Thursday 250 swings Friday Watched one movie: Rose Marie (1954) #24 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list ! 

Elliptical workouts are done for the week and I'm done with this month's fourth Howard Keel musical,  Rose Marie ! Today's Afternoon Workout: 8.12 miles on the elliptical in 35:19 minutes. No intervals; entire time at resistance level 6. Weights: Morning kettlebell 50 swings x 5 sets = 250 swings (8kg/17lb).  Third and final day of watching ' Rose Marie ' from 1954, starring Ann Blyth, Howard Keel, and Fernando Lamas. IMDb Movie Outline : Wilderness girl Rose Marie has adventures in life and love when Mountie Mike Malone takes her out of the wild. #24 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Done with Day 2 of elliptical workouts this week; only one day left to finish Rose Marie ! Today's Noontime Workout: 8.05 miles on the elliptical in 35:19 minutes. No intervals; entire time at resistance level 6. Weights: Morning kettlebell 40 swings x 3 sets = 120 swings (8kg/17lb).  Second day of watching ' Rose Marie ' from 1954, starring Ann Blyth, Howard Keel, and Fernando Lamas. Today's segment included Ann Blyth and Fernando Lamas singing 'Indian Love Call'! IMDb Movie Outline : Wilderness girl Rose Marie has adventures in life and love when Mountie Mike Malone takes her out of the wild. #24 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Done with the first day of Week 4 workouts for June, and this week is the fourth Howard Keel movie for the month --  Rose Marie  from 1954! Today's Afternoon Workout: 8.01 miles on the elliptical in 35:43 minutes. No intervals; entire time at resistance level 6. Weights: Morning kettlebell 40 swings x 3 sets = 120 swings (8kg/17lb).  First day of watching ' Rose Marie ' from 1954, starring Ann Blyth, Howard Keel, and Fernando Lamas. Today's segment included Howard Keel singing 'The Right Place for a Girl'! IMDb Movie Outline : Wilderness girl Rose Marie has adventures in life and love when Mountie Mike Malone takes her out of the wild. #24 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Weekly Stats: 6/12/22 - 6/18/22: Elliptical : 24.6 miles in 1hr, 50min (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) 20 intervals using the Gym Boss Interval Timer (20sec high-intensity pace & 60sec recovery pace) Kettlebell : 1,160 swings (8kg/17lb)  Non-elliptical days:  200 swings Sunday, Monday, Friday, Saturday Elliptical days:  120 swings Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Watched one movie: Show Boat (1951) #23 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list ! 

Done with the workout week and this month's third Howard Keel musical,  Show Boat ! Today's Morning Workout: 7.80 miles on the elliptical in 35:48 minutes. No intervals; entire time at resistance level 6. Weights: Morning kettlebell 40 swings x 3 sets = 120 swings (8kg/17lb).  Third and final day of watching ' Show Boat ' from 1951, starring Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, and Howard Keel. IMDb Movie Outline : The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour. #23 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Day 2 of working out is over and only one day left this week to finish Show Boat ! Today's Afternoon Workout: 8.42 miles on the elliptical in 37:15 minutes. No intervals; entire time at resistance level 6. Weights: Morning kettlebell 40 swings x 3 sets = 120 swings (8kg/17lb).  Second day of watching ' Show Boat ' from 1951, starring Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, and Howard Keel. Today's segment included William Warfield and chorus singing 'Ol' Man River'! IMDb Movie Outline : The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour. #23 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Done with the first day of Week 3 of June workouts with this month's third Howard Keel musical -- Show Boat ! Today's Afternoon Workout: 8.38 miles on the elliptical in 37:04 minutes. 5-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. Weights: Morning kettlebell 40 swings x 3 sets = 120 swings (8kg/17lb).  First day of watching ' Show Boat ' from 1951, starring Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, and Howard Keel. Today's segment included Marge & Gower Champion performing the song-and-dance 'I Might Fall Back on You'! IMDb Movie Outline : The daughter of a riverboat captain falls in love with a charming gambler, but their fairy tale romance is threatened after his luck turns sour. #23 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Weekly Stats: 6/5/22 - 6/11/22: Elliptical : 25.31 miles in 1hr, 49min (Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday) No intervals Kettlebell : 1,000 swings (8kg/17lb)  Non-elliptical days:  150 swings Sunday & Monday 200 swings Wednesday & Friday Elliptical days:  120 swings Tuesday & Thursday 60 swings Saturday  Watched one movie: Annie Get Your Gun (1950) #22 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list ! 

Done with Week 2 of May workouts and this month's second Howard Keel musical,  Annie Get Your Gun ! Today's Morning Workout: 8.22 miles on the elliptical in 35:23 minutes. No intervals; entire time at resistance level 6. Weights: Morning kettlebell 30 swings x 2 sets = 60 swings (8kg/17lb).  Third and final day of watching ' Annie Get Your Gun ' from 1950, starring Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, and Louis Calhern.  Today's segment included Betty Hutton and Howard Keel challenging each other in the classic battle-of-the-sexes song 'Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better'! IMDb Movie Outline : The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler. #22 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

It feels good to be done with Day 2 of this week's workout; only one day left on the elliptical to finish  Annie Get Your Gun ! Today's Afternoon Workout: 8.73 miles on the elliptical in 37:46 minutes. No intervals; entire time at resistance level 6. Weights: Morning kettlebell 40 swings x 3 sets = 120 swings (8kg/17lb).  Second day of watching ' Annie Get Your Gun ' from 1950, starring Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, and Louis Calhern.  Today's segment included Howard Keel singing 'My Defenses are Down'! IMDb Movie Outline : The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler. #22 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Week 2 of June workouts have begun with this month's second Howard Keel musical -- Annie Get Your Gun ! Today's Noontime Workout: 8.36 miles on the elliptical in 36:44 minutes. No intervals; entire time at resistance level 6. Extra: Morning kettlebell , 40 swings x 3 sets = 120 swings (8kg/17lb).  First day of watching ' Annie Get Your Gun ' from 1950, starring Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, and Louis Calhern.  Today's segment included Betty Hutton singing 'You Can't Get a Man with a Gun'! IMDb Movie Outline : The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler. #22 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Weekly Stats: 5/29/22 - 6/4/22: Elliptical : 17.47 miles in 1hr, 17min (Thursday & Friday) No intervals Kettlebell : 910 swings (8kg/17lb)  Non-elliptical days: 150 swings Sunday - Wednesday, Saturday Elliptical days: 80 swings Thursday & Friday  Watched one movie:  Pagan Love Song (1950) #21 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list ! 

Done with the two-day workout week and the tropical paradise of Pagan Love Song was perfect for a rainy day! Today's Afternoon Workout: 8.87 miles on the elliptical in 38:31 minutes. No intervals; entire time at resistance level 6. Extra: Morning kettlebell , 40 swings x 2 sets = 80 swings (8kg/17lb).  Second and final day of watching ' Pagan Love Song ' from 1950, starring Esther Williams, Howard Keel, and Minna Gombell.  Today's segment included a musical dream segment with Esther Williams performing in the water! IMDb Movie Outline : A man from Ohio inherits a coconut plantation and falls in love with a half-American, half-Tahitian beauty. Song-and-swim musical ensues in the tropical paradise. #21 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

June workouts have begun with the first Howard Keel movie of the month featuring a tropical paradise -- Pagan Love Song ! Today's Afternoon Workout: 8.6 miles on the elliptical in 39:20 minutes. No intervals; entire time at resistance level 6. Extra: Morning kettlebell , 40 swings x 2 sets = 80 swings (8kg/17lb).  First day of watching ' Pagan Love Song ' from 1950, starring Esther Williams, Howard Keel, and Minna Gombell.  Today's segment included lots of pretty scenery and Howard Keel on a bicycle singing 'Singing in the Sun'! IMDb Movie Outline : A man from Ohio inherits a coconut plantation and falls in love with a half-American, half-Tahitian beauty. Song-and-swim musical ensues in the tropical paradise. #21 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !