<?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[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:41:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@consciouscat/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I FINALLY NAILED MY WORKOUT!!!!!!!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[All caps required to express my excitement 🥳🥳🥳 I did it!! I tried the same basic drill workout that my Garmin training plan had been giving me on repeat for weeks and I finally managed to follow it.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@consciouscat/actifit-consciouscat-20260423t073720599z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@consciouscat/actifit-consciouscat-20260423t073720599z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[consciouscat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:37:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su7J5iE4gMPMbUFBvijVP2mHLdBjR3unN2go3DCuuppXRQM848WMChFMC84JgLhDKzVrDi7xsPuQyA7Tda2jQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was this the best road trip I've ever taken?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the longest time, I didn't think I was very lucky. 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I have been MIA from the powerup movement for quite some time. Sure, maybe I powered up something, at some point, in the last 12 months. But I'm not even sure I posted about it! 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