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The Drevitches, Week 6: The Toughest Part of Working Out

by Gary Drevitch, Posted Nov 15th 2010 9:00AM

Lynn worked hard in her first session with her trainer. Credit: Gary Drevitch I knew when we began the Healthy Families Challenge that the biggest roadblock to exercise success would be our schedules. I was half right. The exercises ...I knew when we began the Healthy Families Challenge that the biggest roadblock to exercise success would be our schedules. I was half right. The exercises are tough, too.
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The Drevitches, Week 5: The Candy-for-Veggies Exchange

by Gary Drevitch, Posted Nov 8th 2010 9:00AM

Lynn and Benjamin went to a Halloween party as a pair of fitness fanatics. (Those are her old high-school soccer sweats!) Credit: Gary Drevitch There is a nine-pound bag of candy in my house. It was collected by the three kids, ...There is a nine-pound bag of candy in my house. The good news: I haven't had a single piece.
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The Drevitches, Week 4: Halloween Approaches, and Workouts Get Scary

by Gary Drevitch, Posted Nov 1st 2010 9:00AM

if(typeof ...A good friend of ours, part of a couple far more fit than we are, once told me his secret to maintaining his weight: Don't eat what the kids leave on their plates.
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The Drevitches, Week 3: I Hit the Gym, and the Gym Hits Back

by Gary Drevitch, Posted Oct 25th 2010 9:00AM

Natalie shows off in gymnastics class. Photo: Gary Drevitch
I had a workout routine that had worked for me for years.
I spent some time on the recumbent bike -- usually long enough to get through two issues of ESPN The Magazine -- ...I had a workout routine that had worked for me for years. But I knew what the problem was: My workout wasn't making me sweat.
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The Drevitches, Week 2: We Are What We Eat, and That's Not So Good

by Gary Drevitch, Posted Oct 18th 2010 9:00AM

Natalie and Adam reach new heights at the playground. Credit: Gary Drevitch
It was all about nutrition as we opened our minds (and our mouths) to the challenge of eating healthier this week.
We had our first meeting with ...It was all about nutrition as we opened our minds (and our mouths) to the challenge of eating healthier this week.
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The Drevitches, Week 1: Off the Couch, Slowly

by Gary Drevitch, Posted Oct 11th 2010 9:00AM

This is the Healthy Families Challenge, but I've started it in the most unhealthy fashion: Since Labor Day, I've had a case of walking pneumonia. So rather than hitting the gym to build up a head of steam for the hard work ahead, I've been ...To start, I gave up my usual breakfast of a bagel-and-scrambled-eggs sandwich from the deli. Instead, I'm keeping a box of Trader Joe's Raisin Bran at my desk at work to have every morning, with 1-percent milk. I've also put my regular lunch choices on notice: They need to start shaping up as well.
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Healthy Families Challenge: Meet the Drevitches

by Gary Drevitch, Posted Oct 4th 2010 9:00AM

if(typeof ...My wife says she's waiting for me to hit a midlife crisis and start training for the New York City marathon. That's not going to happen.
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