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McDermott was stung by his inability to defeat Markovich in his re-election as an at-large councilman in 2007, and called Markovich a "bad man" after Markovich's son entered the mayoral race against McDermott that year -- a race from which he withdrew before the primary.

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Mrs. Markovich, who works 70-hour weeks as the marketing and finance chief for a pizza chain, doesn't want to wait for her husband to finish the entire house, a process that can be interrupted by extraneous kicks and sofa-lifts.

Exercise in Utility: Cleaning House the Aerobic Way for Fun and Profit James R. Hagerty 2012

His challenger has another edge: "She's got a much better site, slicker than I have," Mr. Markovich says.

Exercise in Utility: Cleaning House the Aerobic Way for Fun and Profit James R. Hagerty 2012

Taking a short break from his exertions, Mr. Markovich opens his iPad and gazes at the website of Carolyn Barnes, 40, who calls herself Clean Momma.

Exercise in Utility: Cleaning House the Aerobic Way for Fun and Profit James R. Hagerty 2012

Mr. Markovich stabs a french fry into a pool of hot sauce.

Exercise in Utility: Cleaning House the Aerobic Way for Fun and Profit James R. Hagerty 2012

When he was laid off from an advertising-sales job in 2002, Mr. Markovich produced a video of his routines and tried selling copies from his website for $20.

Exercise in Utility: Cleaning House the Aerobic Way for Fun and Profit James R. Hagerty 2012

On Monday, Bob Markovich, Home and Yard editor, shared some of our test results with viewers of the Early Show and there were some hits and some misses.

HypeBusters: Are these products too good to be true? 2011

—If house cleaning were an Olympic sport, Stevie Markovich would be in the running for a medal.

Exercise in Utility: Cleaning House the Aerobic Way for Fun and Profit James R. Hagerty 2012

"If you're looking for a heating miracle, keep looking, many other heaters will heat small spaces for a lot less money," says Consumer Reports Bob Markovich.

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Turning housework into a heart-pumping, sweat-inducing frenzy could help cure America's plague of obesity, Mr. Markovich believes.

Exercise in Utility: Cleaning House the Aerobic Way for Fun and Profit James R. Hagerty 2012