<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Fitness Protection Program]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are a comprehensive, virtual heart-rate-based fitness experience designed to protect you for life.]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:42:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.fitnessprotection.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[AMAZE AMAZE AMAZE!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sign up a BRF for a monthly subscription and get one free month's 1:1 training from me, for free! Amaze Amaze Amaze! My entire personality is Rocky! If you haven't seen Project Hail Mary yet, YOU GOTTA GO! I haven't felt this much happiness and hope in forever! That's why I named this month's workouts after him. :-) When I think about it, there is so much that is Amazing me this month: After saying I was done with higher education forever, I just applied to teacher training programs! After...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/amaze-amaze-amaze</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cdab81f7044e6cf7a6d606</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:49:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_b7bc57be8f644f4eb7b9dfb182acf3cb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[January 2026!]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Are We Doing? We’re you able to hit all of your goals in 2025? How about your fitness goals? Were your resolutions kept? This is why I hate all of the chatter around New Year’s. I don’t want a new me- it’s taken a lifetime to feel comfortable in my skin. I don’t want new habits- I can barely cling to my old ones. What I do- what I have always done- is reflect on the previous year, take stock of what brought me pleasure or made me happy, and consciously try to make space for more of that....]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/january-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6955c50f56a28b4400e4f438</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 01:05:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_b7bc57be8f644f4eb7b9dfb182acf3cb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daring December!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We made it, you guys. This year has felt like a decade, but it is finally ending. I’m trying to look back over the year, cherry picking the wins. But I’m just so tired, and the wins are just so WEIRD. I can’t stop comparing them to the wins I tallied pre-pandemic, even though that isn’t a fair comparison am doesn’t make sense. Instead, I’m making myself look for the growth. I made some big changes this year, from hiring a personal trainer, to substitute teaching. Both grew into something...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/daring-december</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692baf8b1644150e2988f889</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 06:12:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_b7bc57be8f644f4eb7b9dfb182acf3cb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonchalant November]]></title><description><![CDATA["NOVEMBER IS TOMORROW!!!!!!" I just yelled this a few minutes ago. Somehow, this factoid snuck up on me. Thanksgiving is around the corner. So is winter break. And New Year's! 2025 is almost over. (don't ask me what I have to show for it; the truth is, I'm not sure!) I'm acting nonchalant, but inside I'm SCREAMING. Bet I'm not the only one! Whether you are strolling into November nonchalantly or with knuckles so white they glow in the dark, I'm so grateful you are here with me, going through...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/nonchalant-november</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69055083bb9a5281a8a97293</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:58:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_42f1e9bac3ce4343b7a01e76a9ce2d15~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[October Mayhem!]]></title><description><![CDATA[TLOS25 Taylor Swift is releasing a new album on Friday night. My household is more than a little excited! You may have heard, it’s called...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/october-mayhem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dc7f128839f74a8d4e594f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 01:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_90dda47407894e118634bc90e4462707~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[September Dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dreaming of Cooler Weather It is finally cooling off in Denver, and all my babies are back in school. Carpool is happening, and I am...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/september-dreams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b62fd8fcffb11462e2e472</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 02:06:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_149691560463478b96aa1a1deb5ae021~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[August Floats By]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ship Shape is BACK!!! Click and scroll down to Join! Blue Skies and Lemonade Stands I'm TIRED. It could be because I've started running...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/august-floats-by</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688c15878ab480cad188adf8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 02:00:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_149691560463478b96aa1a1deb5ae021~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roasting July!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roasting and Smoking I feel like a dang chicken!!! It’s so hot outside, I can barely stand it! It’s roasting out there, so much so I can...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/roasting-july</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686319806d1c6845c294f7d4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:50:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_149691560463478b96aa1a1deb5ae021~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groovy June!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big update....and wear SUNSCREEN]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/groovy-june</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683bc0e0f61cd3cff015a653</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:22:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_06aa756b372d412b9a5d095aca13ce91~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marvelous May!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yep- that's how much your FACE needs each day!!!]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/marvelous-may</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68122b4beaa79a8af6875bbf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 01:48:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_a13c38382fab49d2b12ba4af8b8e3e32~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adventurous April]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like Indiana Jones &#38; The Temple of DOOM! That Time of Year By the time you read this, I will be driving home from Spring Break with my...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/adventurous-april</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e9f3143352fee7c94af51c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 01:10:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_3ed675a2ee194ca881a9ef90def06851~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magical March!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gonna pull a rabbit out of this hat!!! Earth, Wind &#38; Fire The snow isn’t light and fluffy anymore, it’s heavy and wet and gross!...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/magical-march</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c25420aa65c61732afa856</guid><category><![CDATA[Coaching]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 02:17:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_3ed675a2ee194ca881a9ef90def06851~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WTF February!]]></title><description><![CDATA[February is never a great month for running. Earth, Wind &#38; Fire I don't need that groundhog to see his shadow to tell you this winter is...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/wtf-february</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679d7a2d8f4af8f9ed146eb8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 02:50:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_76c2182676714c468ed9b21116541a23~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_640,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jumbled January]]></title><description><![CDATA[2025 is gonna be wild, but we are WILDER!]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/jumbled-january</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6771cca3723b5c26ebb3e9b9</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 22:27:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_c46191d066a44b1a8d913e8afb25b168~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotty WiFi!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy New Year from Telluride!!! True to form, our WiFi here isn’t cooperating. We go home on Friday, so absolute worst case scenario I...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/spotty-wifi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6774643713958fe2831f7534</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 22:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_c405b6926b0746ec840f48e23b0db663~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_640,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demanding December]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s asking a LOT… By the time you read this, I will be in Istanbul, en route to a grad school friend’s wedding in Egypt!!!! I am wildly...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/demanding-december</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674385e429dda64d72fffc9e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 20:31:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_bc3d02e033f440e8b570e462e2fa57d1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_640,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nourishing November]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time to Fill our Cups! There is no easy way to say this- I’ve been more absent this month. Please watch the video below where I explain...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/nourishing-november</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6725951d8aa18c055ae26ebf</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 04:00:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_44a488b05fde4a5f911b08fd7e2b9f48~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outlandish October]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s CRAZY &#38; COOL!!!!  As I write this, I’m watching The Weather Channel sincerely hoping none of you are impacted by the destruction...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/outlandish-october</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66f8736baa3b3b7619d81cf4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:58:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_9868c28d10ac48b3acc2d03b8f752278~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sparkling September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turning a PSL flavored Corner!!!! Coach Nikkia was in Runner’s World!!!! Small Steps! PSL is back! Halloween candy is out! Kids are in...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/sparkling-september</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d0bd7510e62c1184abb915</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:38:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_a4736726d0e245f4bd7f14141b009412~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Average, August]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fake it Till We Make It! Need extra this month? Coach Nikkia has 3 spaces for 1:1 coaching or personalized strength plans! Reply to this...]]></description><link>https://www.fitnessprotection.com/post/average-august</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a7f77562e317169beb3946</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:58:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/da9088_19838c2667774455964099cb27841059~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary-Katherine Fleming</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>