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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Week 9/11/22: 28.28 Miles Total

Elliptical: 28.28 miles in 2hr, 59min Sunday 9/11: 2.05 miles in 13:26 minutes Monday 9/12: 2.20 miles in 13:50 minutes 2.02 miles in 13:59 minutes Tuesday 9/13: 2.18 miles in 13:11 minutes 2.27 miles in 13:49 minutes 2.18 miles in 14:28 minutes Wednesday 9/14: 2.55 miles in 15:55 minutes 2.06 miles in 13:23 minutes 2.02 miles in 13:28 minutes Thursday 9/15: 2 miles in 12:51 minutes 2.04 miles in 13:15 minutes Friday 9/16: 2 miles in 12:50 minutes 2.71 miles in 16:18 minutes Resistance Level 10 all sessions; no intervals Watched Two Movies: Babes in Arms (1939) Sunday - Wednesday 15.45 miles Panama Hattie (1942) Wednesday - Friday 12.83 miles #31 & 32 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list !

Tuesday 11/02/21: 3.98 Miles

Done with Day 2 of working out with Elvis! Today's Workout: 3.98 miles on the elliptical in 20:22 minutes; the first 13:35 minutes were doing intervals at resistance level 10 and the rest of the time was a brisk pace at resistance level 11. 10 intervals using the Gym Boss Interval Timer ; 20 seconds high intensity/fast, followed by 1 minute at a cool-down/slower pace. Today's movie segment included the songs 'This is Living' and 'Riding the Rainbow'! Second day of watching 'Kid Galahad' from 1962, starring Elvis Presley, Gig Young, and Charles Bronson. IMDb Movie Outline: After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter and takes him under his wing. Learn more about the movie here on IMDb . #89 on my Miles of Movies 2021 list and my 17th Elvis movie this year!

Thursday 1/13/22: 7.03 Miles

My 3-day workout week is over and Elvis has left the building! Today's Afternoon Workout: 7.03 miles on the elliptical in 32:14 minutes. One-minute warmup at resistance level 9, then two interval segments at resistance level 8 followed by level 7 for 13:30 minutes each, and the rest of the time was at resistance level 7. 20 intervals using the Gym Boss Interval Timer ; 20 seconds high intensity/fast, followed by 1 minute at a cool-down/slower pace. Third and final day of watching ' Elvis on Tour ' from 1972, with the one and only Elvis Presley! Today's movie segment was just like the other days with lots of screaming fans and music, including the songs 'I Got a Woman', his concert closer 'Can't Help Falling in Love', and 'Memories' during the end credits! IMDb Movie Outline: Concert footage and offstage documentary of singer Elvis Presley. Learn more about the documentary here on IMDb . #2 on my Miles of Movies 2022 list , my 2nd Elvis work...

Monday 12/20/21: 4.10 Miles

A new workout week has started along with a new Fred Astaire movie, my fourth one this month -- Top Hat from 1935! Today's Afternoon Workout: 4.10 miles on the elliptical in 21:05 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 'Top Hat' from 1935, starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Edward Everett Horton. Today's movie segment included the opening credits, then Fred Astaire singing 'Fancy Free' while dancing, followed by him doing the Sandman Dance! IMDb Movie Outline: An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer. Learn more about the movie here on IMDb . #96 on my Miles of Movies 2021 list and my 12th Fred Ast...

Friday 6/3/22: 8.87 Miles

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 !

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