2022 Totals: 1,002 Miles

2022 Totals: A year of working out on my elliptical while watching movies!

January - December 2022:

1,002.62 miles in 84 hours, 44 minutes (3 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes)
The miles are equivalent to a little over 38 marathons, averaging 3 marathons a month!
Exercised 203 days out of 365 (157 days elliptical; 70 days kettlebell)
Some days I did both elliptical and kettlebell, and some days I did one and not the other.
Watched 52 movies, 3 documentaries, and 3 TV shows (listed chronologically on my Miles of Movies 2022 IMDb list; see full list alphabetized in blog sidebar)
2.62 miles over year goal of 1,000 miles!
It's been a good year, the first full year on the elliptical! My husband had to make some adjustments to the machine this year, tightening screws due to use and lubricating when it got squeaky, but other than that is has held up great and hasn't been turned into a clothes rack!

I took time off this year, all of August due to extreme heat and Covid illness, and then another few weeks off between October and November; my year goal of 1,000 miles was still attainable and I pushed all of December to reach it, and I did!

Here's to 2023, another year on the elliptical and more movies I've never seen before!

Not sure of what my goal will be other than continue what I've been doing: stay active, keep working at weight loss (I ended this year with less weight than I started but I gained a few pounds back the past couple months), enjoy more movies, and reach at least 1,000 miles again.

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Wednesday 09/08/21: 2.8 Miles

Done with day 3 of working out this week! Today's Workout: 2.8 miles on the elliptical in 17:28 minutes; the first 13:35 minutes were doing intervals and the rest of the time was a steady pace; the segment I watched today included Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz performing The Girl from Ipanema. 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 13 (medium high). Day 3 of watching 'Get Yourself a College Girl' from 1964, a rock-n-roll themed musical with popular acts from the day, including Dave Clark Five and The Animals; starring Mary Ann Mobley, Joan O'Brien, Nancy Sinatra, and Chad Everett. IMDb Movie Outline: A college co-ed tries to balance her time writing songs and dealing with her publisher who tries to pursue her. Learn more about the movie here on IMDb . 'Get Yourself a College Girl' is #81 on my Miles of Movies 2021 list !

Monday 11/22/21: 4.45 Miles

Week 4 of November workouts started today and so did my fourth Elvis movie for the month -- It Happened at the World's Fair from 1963! Today's Workout: 4.45 miles on the elliptical in 22:11 minutes; five-minute warmup at resistance level 9, then 13:35 minutes doing intervals at resistance level 8, and the rest of the time was at resistance level 9. 10 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 'It Happened at the World's Fair' from 1963, starring Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien, and Gary Lockwood. Today's movie segment included the opening credit song 'Beyond the Bend' and 'Relax'! IMDb Movie Outline: Mike and Danny hitch a ride to the World's Fair in Seattle after the sheriff seizes their crop duster biplane to cover Danny's gambling debts. Mike looks after the driver's 7 y.o. niece at the fair, where he meets a cute nurse. Lea...

Week 7/05/21 - 7/09/21: 37.7 Miles

Monday: 7/05/21 Tonight I started Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder' from 1954, starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, and Robert Cummings. I did 7.3 miles in 40 minutes on the elliptical in intervals: - 10 minutes medium/high resistance at steady warm-up pace - 2.5 minutes low resistance at faster pace - 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace - 2.5 minutes low resistance at faster pace - 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace - 2.5 minutes low resistance at faster pace - 7.5 minutes medium/high resistance at steady pace - 2.5 minutes low resistance at faster pace - 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace - 2.5 minutes low resistance at faster pace - 2.5 minutes medium resistance at cool-down pace Movie Outline: A former tennis player tries to arrange his wife's murder after learning of her affair. Learn more about the movie here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046912 Miles of Movies 2021: Movie list: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls084069581 -------------...

Tuesday 10/05/21: 3.16 Miles

Day 2 of working out is done! Today's Workout: 3.16 miles on the elliptical in 19:07 minutes; the first 13:35 minutes were doing intervals at resistance level 13 and the rest of the time was a steady pace at resistance level 14; today's movie segment included the song 'The Beast in Me' by Bonnie Pointer. 10 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 'Heavenly Bodies' from 1984, starring Cynthia Dale IMDb Movie Outline: A small "Dance-ercize" studio fights for its existence against the unscrupulous owner of a rival club. The conflict boils down to a "Dance Marathon" to settle the score. Learn more about the movie here on IMDb . 'Heavenly Bodies' is my third 1980s movie this year and #85 on my Miles of Movies 2021 list !

2021 Totals: 1,124 Miles

January - December 2021: 1,124.11 miles in 145 hours, 58 minutes (6 days, 1hr, 58min) 460.8 miles on treadmill (95 days, January - May) 663.31 miles on elliptical (145 days, June – December) Exercised 240 days out of 365 (Intervals last 20 weeks of the year with Gym Boss Interval Timer ) Watched 86 movies, 9 TV shows, and 2 documentaries (listed chronologically on my Miles of Movies 2021 IMDb list ; see full list alphabetized in blog sidebar) Weight loss June – December: 21 lbs. It's been a productive year with great results; here's to more miles of movies in 2022 with a year-end goal of 1,000 miles on my elliptical!

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