{"id":72953,"date":"2024-03-11T10:55:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T15:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=72953"},"modified":"2025-01-16T14:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T19:25:12","slug":"fitz-on-straight-talk-with-neena-perez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/fitz-on-straight-talk-with-neena-perez\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitz on Straight Talk with Neena Perez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q1aCEfPoQws?si=y_HHHRTLhftY6Cg8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this deeply emotional and empowering episode of <em>Straight Talk No Sugar Added<\/em>, host Neena Perez sits down with Fitz Koehler, a seasoned fitness expert and race announcer, to discuss her extraordinary journey through cancer. 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