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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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!







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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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