{"id":79833,"date":"2026-02-04T21:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=79833"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:51:59","slug":"insights-and-straight-talk-with-fitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/insights-and-straight-talk-with-fitz\/","title":{"rendered":"INsights and Straight Talk with Fitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-4fc21f8f5ff4f382e7497c644f7d2370 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"youtube\"><iframe allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"\u201cFitz Koehler: From Cancer Comeback to Fitness Powerhouse \ud83d\udcaa | INsights &amp; Straight Talk\u201d\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SNMXKP2fF2w?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; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>On this <em>INsights &amp; Straight Talk<\/em> podcast episode, Fitz Koehler delves into her overall post-cancer purpose. 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