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Week 7/17/22: 23.66 Miles

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Thursday 1/20/22: 4.33 Miles

Day 4 workout is done and so is the workout week! Today's Afternoon Workout: 4.33 miles on the elliptical in 21:58 minutes. Eight-minute warmup at resistance level 8, then one interval segment at resistance level 7 for 13:30 minutes, and the rest of the time was at resistance level 8. 10 intervals using the Gym Boss Interval Timer ; 20 seconds high intensity/fast, followed by 1 minute at a cool-down/slower pace.  Fourth and final day of watching ' This Is Elvis ' from 1981, with archival footage of Elvis Presley! Today's movie segment included a final performance of 'My Way' six weeks before Elvis's death along with a montage! 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. #3 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list; my third Elvis workout movie this year and...
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Monday 09/20/21: 3.35 Miles

A new week of working out with a new movie: By the Light of the Silvery Moon! Today's Workout: 3.35 miles on the elliptical in 20:21 minutes; the first 13:30 minutes were doing intervals and the rest of the time was a steady pace; today's movie segment included the song 'Your Eyes Have Told Me So'. 10 intervals using the Gym Boss Interval Timer ; 20 seconds high intensity/fast, followed by 1 minute at a cool-down/slower pace. Resistance Level 12 (medium high). First day of watching 'By the Light of the Silvery Moon' from 1953, starring Doris Day and Gordon MacRae.  IMDb Movie Outline: Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and tribulations of her family. Learn more about the movie here on IMDb . 'By the Light of the Silvery Moon' is #83 on my Miles of Movies 2021 list ! 
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Monday 08/30/21: 2.35 Miles

Day 1 of working out this week is done -- and I'm back to working out in the afternoon!  Today's workout: 2.35 miles on the elliptical in 13:33 minutes. 10 intervals using the Gym Boss Interval Timer ; 20 seconds high intensity/fast, followed by 1 minute at a cool-down/slower pace. Resistance Level 11 (medium high). First day of watching 'James and the Giant Peach' from 1996, a mix of live action and animation; with Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, and the voices of Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Jane Leeves, and Susan Sarandon. IMDb Movie Outline: An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City. Learn more about the movie here on IMDb . 'James and the Giant Peach' is #80 on my Miles of Movies 2021 list  -- and the first movie from the 1990s on the list! 
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Tuesday 7/19/22: 7.87 Miles

Done with Day 2 elliptical workout this week while enjoying ' Bikini Beach '! Today's Afternoon Workout: 7.87 miles on the elliptical in 33:13 minutes. 1-minute warmup at resistance level 6; then two interval segments at resistance levels 5 & 4 for 13:30 minutes each; rest of the time at level 4. 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 60 swings x 5 sets = 300 swings (8kg/17lb).  Second day of watching ' Bikini Beach ' from 1964, starring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, and Don Rickles. Today's segment included Frankie and Annette singing the duet 'Because You're You'! IMDb Movie Outline : A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home. #28 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !
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Week 12/25/22: 29.38 Miles Total

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