{"id":68449,"date":"2021-10-06T17:02:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T22:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=68449"},"modified":"2026-09-07T21:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:24:47","slug":"to-wig-or-not-to-wig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/to-wig-or-not-to-wig\/","title":{"rendered":"To WIG, or Not to WIG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-2e5f113ad3e563c4536bdad87cef2d18 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/doj2QZVApfw?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Fitz Koehler, fitness innovator and noisy race announcer discussed her experience with losing her hair during breast cancer treatment. 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