{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Vicky Gooden","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.vickygooden.com","author_name":"vickygooden","author_url":"https:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/index.php\/author\/vickygooden\/","title":"FROSTY SUNDAYS ARE FOR WALKING AND THAT\u2019S GOOD FOR THE SPIRIT - Vicky Gooden","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PQbCcYvg88\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/22\/frosty-sundays-walking-thats-good-spirit\/\">FROSTY SUNDAYS ARE FOR WALKING AND THAT\u2019S GOOD FOR THE SPIRIT<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/22\/frosty-sundays-walking-thats-good-spirit\/embed\/#?secret=PQbCcYvg88\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;FROSTY SUNDAYS ARE FOR WALKING AND THAT\u2019S GOOD FOR THE SPIRIT&#8221; &#8212; Vicky Gooden\" data-secret=\"PQbCcYvg88\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.vickygooden.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vickygooden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/headerwalk.png?fit=1130%2C518&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":1130,"thumbnail_height":518,"description":"So is this just a 35 year old thing or is walking just absolutely great? Today I went for a Sunday ramble around Ivinghoe Beacon with Mr G and Rupert and it was an utter delight. It was sunny and cold with frost still on the ground. I\u2019ve really got into wandering around in the last year. I\u2019ve even sort of considered the nordic walking thing with those cool pole stick things. Easy now. After a few surgeries in 2016 I used walking as a way to heal; both body and mind. It felt like it was a relatively easy and enjoyable way of getting the blood pumping again and probably more noticeable was the way it made me feel emotionally. I would sometimes literally be walking around alone\u2026smiling? I started as a fair-weather walker, only emerging if the sun had its hat on, regardless of temperature. Then I got the bug and started walking in the rain too. Ever aware that I was possibly losing my marbles, I started reading up on the benefits of taking a walk. Article content ranged from how it can slow the ageing process to how it can reduce the risk of cancer and [&hellip;]"}