Author: thecyr

  • Heart Rate Training 101

    Heart Rate Training 101

    This will be updated with the latest information as the training plans have been tweaked since I last wrote this article. How I Got Into Heart Rate Training I've been using HR training while running for six years and been giving brief info talks on the subject to the running club. As a training tool,…

  • What to Pack For A Day Hike

    What to Pack For A Day Hike

    In this video, I’ll show the items I would pack for a day hike. This will include the Essential Hiking Items along with a few luxury items that I have been carrying, but you can customize these items per your liking.

  • #FridayNightHangout – August 8 2014

    Join us by grabbing a drink and go over some of the news items from the past week with the panel. This is an interactive #hangoutsonair where we take viewer comments via YouTube, google+, twitter and https://avoidingchores.com SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Pictou Mill is still running  Bluenose II still has issues  Nova…

  • Garmin inReach Explorer – Geocaching

    Garmin inReach Explorer – Geocaching

    In this video, we’ll show you how to load geocache waypoints on your Delorme inReach Explorer. Now we can enter manually waypoint information, but we want to load up multiple geocaches into our device. To help us do that, we need to create a GPX file that will contain these multiple geocaches or waypoints.

  • #FridayNightHangout August 8 2014

    Join us live by grabbing a drink and go over some of the news items from the past week from Halifax Nova Scotia and beyond with the panel. This is an interactive #hangoutsonair where we take viewer comments via YouTube, google+, twitter and https://avoidingchores.com SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Pictou Mill is still…

  • Crystal Crescent Beach

    Crystal Crescent Beach

    On a hot summer morning, decided to drive down about 20 min from Halifax to Crystal Crescent Beach to check things out.

  • How To Be Safe While Hiking

    Be Safe When Hiking While listening to the weekly outdoor segment from the local radio station, I was a bit concerned about the lack of safety content when pressed by the radio host. It was more an opportunity to give a plug for a company than relay some useful information. Which got me thinking that…

  • North Brewing – Halifax Common

    North Brewing – Halifax Common

    Hey! We’re trying out the latest from North Brewing (formerly Bridge Brewing) here in Halifax Nova Scotia. This is their take on the California Common, called the halifax common. This is a 5% ABV beer.

  • #FridayNightHangout July 25 2014 – Halifax Nova Scotia

    Join us live by grabbing a drink and go over some of the news items from the past week from Halifax Nova Scotia and beyond with the panel. This is an interactive #hangoutsonair where we take viewer comments via YouTube, google+, twitter and https://avoidingchores.com SHOW TOPICS What we are drinking tonight Cape Split Closed Indefinitely …

  • #FridayNightHangout July 25 2014

    #FridayNightHangout July 25 2014

    Join us by grabbing a drink and go over some of the news items from the past week with the panel. This is an interactive #hangoutsonair where we take viewer comments via YouTube, google+, twitter and https://avoidingchores.com SHOW TOPICS Cape Split Closed Indefinitely http://www.news957.com/2014/07/17/area-mla-wants-specific-timelines-for-cape-split-cleanup/ Roundabouts for Halifax Commons Starting http://www.news957.com/2014/07/17/north-park-roundabout-construction-snarls-traffic/ Maritime Beer Report Halifax Naked…