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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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...

Friday 12/17/21: 4.05 Miles

Another workout week is done and so is another Fred Astaire movie! Today's Afternoon Workout: 4.05 miles on the elliptical in 19:48 minutes; started with 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. Fifth and final day of watching 'The Barkleys of Broadway' from 1949, starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Oscar Levant. Today's movie segment included the upbeat finale 'Manhattan Downbeat'! IMDb Movie Outline: A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress. Learn more about the movie here on IMDb . #95 on my Miles of Movies 2021 list and my 11th Fred Astaire workout movie this year!

Week 12/4/22: 36.42 Miles Total

Elliptical: 36.42 miles in 3hr, 27min Sunday 12/4: 3.09 miles in 20:34 minutes Monday 12/5: 2.57 miles in 16:14 minutes 2.81 miles in 17:34 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Tuesday 12/6: 4.02 miles in 21:44 minutes 3.58 miles in 20:25 minutes Wednesday 12/7: 4.02 miles in 22:06 minutes 3.52 miles in 19:45 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals Thursday 12/8: 4.05 miles in 22:03 minutes 4.12 miles in 22:37 minutes Friday 12/9: 4.64 miles in 24:30 minutes Resistance Level 8 all sessions; no intervals 95.05 miles left to reach year goal of 1,000 miles! Watched Three Movies: Rough Riders' Round-Up (1939) Sunday - Monday 8.47 miles, 54:22min The First Texan (1956) Tuesday - Wednesday 15.14 miles in 1hr, 24min Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956) Thursday - Friday 12.81 miles in 1hr, 9min #48 - #50 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

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!

Week 12/25/22: 12.02 Miles (The Westward Trail)

Elliptical: 12.02miles in 58min Wednesday 12/28: 4.16 miles in 20:18 minutes Thursday 12/29: 4.15 miles in 20:26 minutes Friday 12/30: 3.71 miles in 17:43 minutes Resistance Level 4 all sessions; no intervals 2.62 miles over year goal 1,000 miles!! Watched One Movie: The Westward Trail (1948) Starring Eddie Dean, Copper the Horse, and Roscoe Ates IMDb Movie Outline: Singing lawman Eddie Dean and sidekick Soapy Jones help a city woman and her ne'er-do-well brother save their ranch from a ruthless cattle baron seeking silver. #58 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list -- last movie of the year!!

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