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The MisFits
A story of a heart, and kind souls (By Lenny Bernstein, December 10, 2009)
For exercise lovers, these gifts are a perfect fit (By Vicky Hallett, December 3, 2009)
Pumpkin pie weighing you down? Get moving. (By Lenny Bernstein, November 26, 2009)
Get Fit in 2010 (washingtonpost.com, November 23, 2009; 7:03 PM)
Anyone up for a game of 'dirty pool'?: Inventing a sport can help push the limits of your body and your creativity (By Vicky Hallett, November 19, 2009)
Ask the MisFits
Ask the MisFits (Vicky Hallett and Lenny Bernstein, July 14, 2009; 12:00 PM)
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Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. ET: Ask the MisFits (Vicky Hallett, February 24, 2009; 11:00 AM)
Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. ET: Ask the MisFits (Vicky Hallett and Howard Schneider, February 17, 2009; 11:00 AM)
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