Semester Reflection.

At the beginning of this course, I was kind of nervous to take it. I heard this course was going to be a lot of busy work and not a lot of teaching. The past students were very wrong, I learned a lot with how to engage people with posts and what to say. I really ended up enjoying this course, I've had actually had a business take my advice on how to move their business forward with online marketing and how to use different platforms to their advantage.

I expected to learn a lot about the background information of how to maneuver around Facebook, Twitter, and maybe even Instagram from a business point of view. I almost expected a lot of reading, and power points. I expected to learn how to maybe use other social media's that I've never heard of.

What I actually learned is how too use Facebook, Blogger and Twitter to my advantage. Using Blogger, Twitter, and Facebook  to promote the other social media pages. I learned what key words to use to keep people engaged in my posts and how to deal with angry comments. I felt that the most important thing to learn was about how to deal with angry customers and the proper way to handle all sorts of comments.

My favorite part of the class was learning how to use all the social media accounts to my advantage if I were a business owner. I was already able to use this information in the real world for a company I kind of work for. They were able to increase their following on Facebook and they were able to increase their enrollment. Their classes for the spring session at their gym is already nearly full! This is something I hope to be able to do in the future and I already used it while still in college.

Food drive for the homeless shelter!

We're having a food drive starting November 18, 2016 through November 27, 2016. But this isn't just any normal food drive, we're adding a competition portion to this for a bit of incentive! Each class time will have their own bucket for donations, which ever class time put in the most donation wins. Which ever class time wins, gets to choose what the instructor and the coaches get to teach in. For example, if 6 am class time won and wanted their instructor male instructor to wear a sports bra and a tennis skirt, they fully agreed to whatever the members pick. So be sure to bring in as much canned food and other non-perishable healthy options as possible! Below I will be putting a list of items that we will be needing for the food drive. 

 Along with this we're also accepting donations for No Shave November. We're hoping to raise around $5,000. If we reach this goal, we will be having a special banquet in honor of all those who contributed in one way or another. Whither it be with the food drive, or with  No Shave November. We think November is the time of year to show how grateful we are for this business, and we'd love to share all we can with our communities. During the month of December, we will also be having toy/clothing drive, so be ready for that!

Here's what we're looking for, for the food drive!

1. Proteins: canned meat (tuna, ham, or chicken), beef stew, chili, peanut butter, canned or dried beans, Boost/Ensure
2. Fruits and vegetables: 100% fruit juice, canned fruits and vegetables, jam and jelly, fruit preserves, spaghetti sauce
3. Complete meals: pasta, boxed meals, instant potatoes, hearty soups
4. Items corresponding to special diets: gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, low sugar or sugar-free, low sodium, etc.
5. Staple foods: sugar, flours, coffee, oils (olive, coconut, palm, corn, canola, etc)
6. Garden produce that has been washed
7. Infant formula, baby food, and diapers (especially size 5, 6, and pull-ups)
8. Items specific to particular ethnic groups
9. Personal hygiene products: shampoo, deodorant, soap, diapers, toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, toothpaste, toothbrushes
10. Cleaning supplies: laundry detergent, dish detergent, paper towels, kitchen and bathroom cleaners
    *Please note that we would prefer no glass jars. For safety, we are unable to accept home-canned food.

Also we're starting to use a new app with our program! Please be sure to check out our Soundcast. Links below for all our channels!

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Soundcast. For new app info, click here!

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Who do we think is the best of the best?

This week we've decided to pay a special thanks to those who inspire us most! This list may be a little bias, but these people kick ass and deserve a little recognition.

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5. Jennifer Widerstrom
Jennifer Winderstrom is a diet expert, and personal trainer. She's mostly known for her role on the television show The Biggest Loser.  The reason we think Jennifer is so great is because she has the greatest website! She has a four week program to help with weight loss. It's specifically for your body type, personality and many other things. It's all in her new book, and we personally love it! So check out her, and her website.

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4. Shaun T.
Shaun T. helped coach everyone through the insanity workouts. We find him to be super inspiring because who else can yell at you, and still make all those work outs look super easy? Shaun Also has a degree in sports sciences, with a minor in theater and dance. He's such a well-rounded guy, and his career shows it!

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3. Chris Powell
Chris Powell started off being on a show called Extreme Weight Loss which premiered on ABC. His brand new book is titled "Extreme Transformation: Life Long Weightloss in 21 days." We at Dagz Kickboxing and Fitness absolutely love this book. We find it extremely inspiring! He has numerous other books, but that one is our favorite. His name in this is a link, so please go give his website a look! He's great at what he does.




2. Bob Harper

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Bob Harper was on The biggest loser, just like Jennifer! We find Bob inspiring because of how much he's done for all his contestants on the biggest loser! He's frequently on Rachel Ray showing new diet idea's for everyone, or just what he personally does at the gym. He's also on the website Daily Burn. If you want Bob as your own personal trainer, Check out that website! You can even get a free 30 days if you go through our link.

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1, Jillian Michaels
We at Dagz Kickboxing and Fitness absolutely love Jillian Michaels! Jillian is a great inspiration. She has helped on the biggest loser, she has written numerous  health related books, and so much more! Jillian also posts super frequently on Facebook with new work outs, even ones she's made up. When you first visit her website you can basically customize your own new letter with suggestions based on who you are, rather than generalizing a bunch of information. She has numerous weight loss videos and they're not all the same. Some are for butt work outs and some is just for fat shredding. We think Jillian Michaels is one bad ass lady, she's so well rounded and all she does, is for everyone else. That's why we love her most of all!







Don't forget to check out all our social medias, and out new commercial below the list!
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What's a fighters favorite beverage? Kara-Tea!

It's that time of year again, we're having out annual fall sales! Our sales are for our gloves, t-shirts, sweat pants, and even our memberships! On November 9, 2016 our sale end on Novermber 10, 2016 at 6:30pm, so be sure to come in and get what you can. We at Dagz Kickboxing and Fitness understand that depending on the type of membership you choose it can be kind of expensive. So that why we do this annual sale in the spring and fall. Along with this annual fall sale, this year we will be doing something new, a raffle!

For the raffle, the only way you can enter is if you buy at least $30 worth of merchandise or if you sign up for a different membership package! We will select 3 winners for our top secret prizes! Come on in get your work out on, then come on into the store front to get your shop on! Don't forget to check out social media accounts for updates on the raffle, what the new challenges for the members are and just to see what's going on with the gym!

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Right jab, left hook, upper cut, left cross... Wait, what?

With all those scary clown sightings, and people getting hurt from the creepy clowns, don't you wish you knew some moves? With all those men at the bar getting too close, and not taking a hint don't you think knowing something would scare them away? Our instructors are dedicated to helping you learn moves to defend yourself. Every other Sunday we offer defense classes for adults and children over the age of 9. We have two class times offered on those days, 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. We will have numerous instructors for age groups We at Dagz Kickboxing and Fitness think everyone needs to know a little something, so that's why these classes are completely free!

In the news are seeing too many people getting hurt, being pushed around, and so many more awful things. We soon realized we need to step up our game and become a safe place for men, women and children. Our instructors are trained in numerous ways, from karate, all the way to Judo and Jiu-Jitsu. We also offer private lessons! So please feel free to talk to any of our instructors about this opportunity and we will be sure to work with your schedule! Don't forget to check out our other social medias! I will also be posting on SoudCloud by this Sunday for a podcast, tune in to see what I will be talking about! Also I post frequently on Facebook and Twitter, so don't forget to check those out.

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Let's kick more than just the bags!

As we all know, it is breast cancer awareness month. Dagz Kickboxing and Fitness will having a party, and all proceeds will be donated to St. Jude's Children Hospital so they can further their researches. This is where you guys come in, please attend our event on Friday October 28, 2016 at 4:00pm. Please feel free to bring your children, and please wear pink! If you wear pink you will get 2 free raffle tickets to enter for a free trip to Wisconsin Dells. If you don't own any pink, don't worry. We will have a booth set up where we will be selling  Breast Cancer Awareness T's and ribbons you can pin to your shirt!  The trip to Wisconsin dells includes 4 free nights at the Great Wolf Lodge, and a free duck boat tour. We will also have at the party a silent auction, a petting zoo, a car show,  and dinner provided by Lake Elmo Inn restaurant. We will also have a doctors from St. Jude speak of the benefits of getting checked, and they will be there most of the night to answer your questions.

For the silent auction we will have a variety of prizes starting with a $25 gift card to Pita Pit, free two months to our gym, hot air balloon ride gift certificates, kayaks, and so much more. For the car show bring anything you want to show off. You can bring your 1969 Firebird, or even a Dune buggy, we'd love to see them all! If you know anyone who has or is being affected by cancer, please feel free to bring photos we can pin to our wall! We would love to share our support to you or anyone who was affected! We will also be taking donations.If you can't make it that night feel free to call and make a pledge, or stop in another day, we will be setting aside proceeds from our merchandise to give to St. Judes! We hope to see you there!

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Halloween isn't just for kids anymore!

On October 29, 2016 clear your calendars, we're throwing another party! We're teaming up with Ana Mae Events to throw a spooky event. Our doors will open at 4pm, and it is only $5 entry fee. All proceeds we make with this event will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House. Bring everyone you know, bring your grandma and maybe even your neighbors dog! We'll have some sweet treats for the kids and some alcoholic and other treats for the adults.

We will have tons of games for the adults and kids, there will be raffles, a costume contest for the kids, we'll even have a 'haunted' house set up for the kids.  The treats will be provided by Dairy Queen, and we'll also have a food truck with a variety of choices!  Some of the games we'll have are Cross road arcade game, pin ball, wack-a-mole, donkey Kong, Pacman, and so many more! The raffle prizes start at a gift card to Pier 500, boat tour down the St. Croix, message envy gift certificate, and so many more. For more information please check out Ana Mae Event's blog!

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Let us help you get to where you need to be!

Dagz Kickboxing and fitness is a very goal oriented business. We offer a lot more things than a typical gym with a ton of machines, plus who actually knows how to use all of those things! Anyway, we offer kickboxing classes, fitness classes, we help you make a nutrition plan based on you, and we're always here to support you! With all of those combined, we feel we can help you reach your full potential at the gym and at home.  

We found that this combination can create the best you in every way possible. With the nutrition we weigh you with a typical scale, then we'll take your measurements of your thigh, upper arm, bust line, and waist. Lastly, we'll use a body fat calculator to, as the name says, calculate your body fat percentage. It'll tell us based on your height and measurements if your percentage is too high, too low or anything in between. We'll help you adjust your diet and calorie intake based on how all that plays out. We're not into the fad diets that is "supposed to work for everyone", because every body is different and beautiful. We just need to help you get on the right track!

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Kick your way through the doors to our Open House.

Dagz Kickboxing and fitness is having an open house! We'll have prizes, fun activities, and much more! Our doors open at 5 pm October 1, 2016 and we close the doors at 9 pm, but we won't rush you out the door! Some activities we will have are a raffle, and Kilkomat glove boxing game, who every punches the hardest by the end of the night wins a prize! The first 20 people in the door get a free two weeks at our gym! If you sign up for the first 12 week program, we'll give you 10% off of the bill and we'll give you a t-shirt.

  We would love it if everyone came in to support the opening of our business. We're hoping to see all your wonderful faces! We will also have a variety of food choices, like chips and a variety of dips, chicken kabobs, and a lot more. We will also be serving alcoholic drinks such as beer and mixed drinks of your choice along with non-alcoholic drink such as colas, water, and juices for the kids if you bring them. Please feel free to bring your children, we will be sure to have entertainment for them as well! We will have a movie station set up, we will have toys in the back area set up. Also for the kids we will have a raffle set up just for kids. Some prizes for that will be gift cards to Toys R Us, hot wheels, and some cute stuffed animals for girls.

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Practice Scheduling

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Welcome to Dagz Kickboxing and Fitness.

Dagz Kickboxing and Fitness is dedicated to help shape you into the best person you can be. Our goal is to help you reach your full potential and help you regain your energy. Our staff is trained personal trainers as well as trained in kick boxing. With this dedication, we want to help you achieve all of your goals, we will listen, and help you in anyway we possibly can every step of the way. Our classes are 45 minutes of intense work. Our class times are as early as 5 am, and as late as 7 pm.

We have a 12 week program you must complete in full in order to become a member. Some perks of this program are, if you improve the most out of your 12 week mates you have the chance to win $1,000, if you're runner up you get 3 months free at our gym! Another perk of this gym is that if you become a member, you can join monthly challenges to win prizes of merchandise all the way up too $500 cash prizes. We hope to be able to kick some ass with you soon!

Photo by Katie Dagastino

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I'm going to rock this class, and my business is awesome!