by Brian O'Keefe on June 30, 2011
Men’s Health magazine has ranked 100 cities on a continuum of the most sedentary to the most active cities in the US. Lexington, KY gets the ominous distinction of being voted as America’s most sedentary city (with Indianapolis, IN, Jackson, MS, Charleston, WV, and Oklahoma City, OK rounding out the “bottom five”). As the article [...]
by Brian O'Keefe on June 15, 2011
It never ceases to amaze me when more research money is poured into studies to confirm the obvious. The results of this latest one were published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In a nutshell, the findings show that watching too much TV can be hazardous to your health. No kidding. [...]
by Brian O'Keefe on November 24, 2010
I’m always trying to think of new ways to get the Gather No Moss message out to people. How do I get people’s attention? How do I motivate people to live active lifestyles? How do I attract customers? For the past three years I’ve had a web site and have been blogging about active lifestyles. [...]
by Brian O'Keefe on November 17, 2010
I created a “hiker” design quite a while ago, but just never got around to creating the t-shirts. My friend Keith has been waiting a long time for these. At long last, here they are! Brian O’Keefe, the active lifestyle coach Bookmark It Hide Sites
by Brian O'Keefe on November 16, 2010
I recently learned about QR codes. Fascinating! I found a web site that generates QR codes based on URLs, text, phone numbers, etc. I just had to create some QR code t-shirts. For now, here are a couple that say “http://igathernomoss.com.” I’m told that if you have an iPhone or smartphone that has a camera [...]
by Brian O'Keefe on November 2, 2010
Now that I’m getting ready to launch my personal active lifestyle coaching programs, I’d like to offer a big discount for the first 10 guinea pigs clients that sign up. Here are the “requirements”: Your goal is to get and stay active, not simply to lose weight You realize that you need a lifestyle change, [...]
by Brian O'Keefe on October 7, 2010
This year’s Ironman World Championships take place in Kona this Saturday, October 9. You can wait for network TV to broadcast the tape-delayed and highly-edited version of the event, or you can watch it live and free online at UniversalSports.com beginning at 12:30pm ET. Brian O’Keefe, the active lifestyle coach Bookmark It Hide Sites
by Brian O'Keefe on September 20, 2010
After 22 years in the software industry, last week was my first one as a full-time entrepreneur. This move has been in my heart and on my mind for many years, and now that it’s come to fruition, I wanted to use this post to share my heart on a few things. My goal is [...]
by Brian O'Keefe on April 9, 2010
I want to hear from you! Others want to hear about you! When I’m trying to learn something new, I like to have concrete examples. Rather than just getting the concepts, I like to have enough detail that would help me understand the “how to,” or at least, the “how did” of other people. For [...]
by Brian O'Keefe on February 1, 2010
I haven’t blogged in a while, as I’ve been busy rethinking some aspects of Gather No Moss, and then revamping this web site. We now have a new look and some new goals. I’m finally adding an active lifestyle coaching service, which has been the plan for quite a while. Now that I’m almost finished [...]