OUR Story
Stoned+Toned is a fun and energetic online workout built by cannabis users, for cannabis users.
Stoned + Toned was created when cannabis photographer, Morgan English(@ThisCannabisLife) became all too aware that people enjoyed getting high before working out but had no 420-friendly fitness community to turn to. During her time working at her local fitness club, English was able to meet trainers who not only taught in a fun and friendly way but who also felt that cannabis was changing the way they worked out. It was the underground weed-loving fitness community she was after the whole time and now we are bringing it to you!
We're the new kid in town and we love it; nothing is more exciting than being at the forefront of a movement of fitness enthusiasts using cannabis openly to not only help them get through their workout but to help recover afterward! We are the real-life examples of the people who are actually using weed and really feeling a difference in our physical training. We hope our community can grow and our little cannabis athletic club can become a wealth of information for the best ways to incorporate cannabis into your personal fitness regiment in a smart and safe way.
Meet the Team
Morgan
FOUNDER
Since 2016, Morgan has been making a name for herself in the cannabis industry as one of the top cannabis lifestyle photographers. Not many people know about the journey of weightloss she made after a childhood of being overweight and how it lead to her current drive for physical fitness. After noticing how cannabis was instrumental in keeping her motivated and active, Morgan started growing her network of physically active stoners until eventually starting Stoned+Toned! You can find Morgan supporting our trainers in most of our workouts while she smokes + sweats with you.
Follow Morgan on Instagram at @thiscannabislife
Molly
POLYMETRICS + CARDIO
To say Molly has a lot of energy is an understatement. She is the Mom that never quits and will make sure you don't quit either! Molly has been a personal trainer for over a decade, specializing in dynamic athletic training based in functional movement and plyometric cardio conditioning, which basically means she's gonna make you sweat and feel great. She is excited to build a cannabis community based in movement and to help people feel connected and empowered within their own bodies and with one another.
Go directly to Molly's workouts here
Follow Molly on Instagram at @freshairmvmnt
Shane
MOVEMENT + STRENGTH
As a kid, Shane was heavily involved in competitive sports but after a knee injury, her options became limited. As she got older she struggled to find an appropriate workout for her new lifestyle. After experimenting with a little tennis and a lot of barre classes, Shane was back on track to strengthening her body and developing her unique workouts that can be modified for every level of training with meaningful cues, options, and layers.
Shane currently lives with her husband in Amsterdam, where cannabis is readily available and she feels so fortunate to be a part of lifting the stigma here in the states. Her goal with S+T is for all of us stoners to come together, move, sweat, love, laugh, and feel like we are accepted and belong.
Go directly to Shane's workouts here
Follow Shane on Instagram at @shanecamaro
Ashlee
YOGA + MEDITATION
Ashlee Langas has a long history of dance under her belt, which explains why transitioning into instructing yoga felt so right to her. Movement has always been at the core of Ashlee's career and it shows in her calm and conscious poses focused on getting our bodies to move how they are meant to. Since 2018, she has been expressing her appreciation of cannabis in the fitness world by hosting her Stoned Yoga™ classes in Los Angeles and we couldn't be happier to have her teaching here as well.
Go directly to Ashlee's classes here
Follow her on Instagram at @ashlee_langas
Chelsii
SCULPT + CARDIO
Chelsii has had a long history in the fitness industry, getting her start with a 10 year stretch at Lululemon. After corporate life she found her calling to be teaching others about fitness and immediately began her training in power yoga and body sculpting. She believes our body's movement deserves to be strengthened as well as celebrated; fitness should be an act of love, not punishment. You can catch Chelsii sipping down a CBD seltzer and bumpin' the 90's hip hop jams anytime she's working out online.
Go directly to Chelsii's workouts here
Follower her on Instagram at @chelsiigregory
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Did you know....
82%
of cannabis users smoke before or after they workout*
*Percentage based on 2019 study in legalized states with 67% saying they smoke both before and after working out.
Frequently asked questions
Membership
Who can use Stoned + Toned?
Who should use Stoned + Toned?
How much does Stoned + Toned cost?
Are these workouts for men or women?
Both! We may have a lot of women teaching our classes but none of our workouts are gender specific. If you don’t feel like our trainers can give you the workout you’re looking for, we DARE you to try a full 30-min workout and feel the burn we are providing.
For more help...
Visit https://get.stonedandtoned.com/help to get answers to techincal questions regarding your account.
Health
Is smoking cannabis before working out safe?
Not entirely; smoking anything can be damaging to your lungs. Smoking cannabis can also increase your heart rate which, when mixed with physical activity, can add unwanted stress to your heart[2]. Fortunately for us, the cannabis industry has grown and expanded its forms of THC and CBD intake which include edibles, sublinguals, beverages, topicals and oils which have no effect on respiratory health[4]. A 2012 study found that smoking was actually a small workout for your lungs, increasing lung capacity for smokers who had the equivalent of a joint a day for several years[8].
What are the benefits of combining cannabis and exercise?
Is there data to show that this is a helpful legitimate way to exercise?
Yes, but not alot. With the legalities surrounding marijuana over the past 80 years, it has been hard for scientific studies to be done that hold federal credibility. Using a schedule 1 drug in a University study is a tricky thing[2]. Experiments aside, applying cannabis to fitness is a fairly new idea. There is data to prove the benefits of cannabis for pain and inflammation and we know that both of those occur during physical activity[3,7]. We hope the community we build can be a stepping stone for more knowledge in the field of cannabis and fitness with real life examples of its benefits.
Should I do these workouts if I have a prior injury?
No one knows your body like you do(or your doctor). We always make sure to include a low-impact version of our workouts so don’t be ashamed to start slow and work your way up to the full level of intensity. Always listen to your body and don’t overwork it just because our instructors are moving that way. Remember you’re not alone, sometimes you’ll hear our trainers talk about prior injuries they’ve had that limit them as well! Take needed breaks, hit pause and hit play again when you’re ready. So in short, listen to your body, then listen to your doctor, THEN listen to us.
Is it safe to do Stoned + Toned while pregnant?
General
Do you smoke before working out or prior?
We smoke in our videos like we would smoke when working out at home ourselves; before we start, during(if we feel like it), and after! As you’ll see in our videos, when smoking actual flower(regular ol’ weed) we typically only smoke 2-3 puffs to give us the micro-dosing we want to kick off our workout. Half way through the workout we might take another puff or two and we end each workout by finishing off whatever smokable we started. When choosing to smoke flower, we individually end up only smoking about ⅓ to ½ gram each 30-min workout.
What are the qualifications of the trainers?
All of our trainers have been certified to teach fitness in their specific field. We wanted the best instructors who not only smoked weed during workouts, but who were also actively training people prior to joining our team. See our Meet the Team section to get a better look into each individual instructor. Our fitness instructors are not to be confused with our “resident stoners” who join our instructors in each workout session but do not instruct themselves.
Why are the trainers getting their left and their right confused?
We're high!... but seriously, there are a couple early videos where our trainers are teaching like a mirror so you can mimic their movements without having to think very hard about which side of your body to move but it turned out it was even harder to coordinate that after smoking a joint, so we got rid of that idea. From now on when the trainer says right, they mean your right.
Do I have to have any workout experience?
Nope! We try to be as inclusive as possible when it comes to our workouts. Whenever the workout gets a bit more intense or involves more muscle to perform, our instructors make sure to give you a lower impact option so you can still benefit from the position without overworking your body.
What equipment do I need to do these workouts?
Do I have to be high to do the workouts?
Of course not. We aren’t here to convince everyone to smoke weed, we are here to inspire current cannabis users to get moving and use your high to better your life. We strive to be all inclusive to anyone, stoner or not. We like to get high before we workout to get our minds to forget about the high physicality our bodies are enduring and help us push through. It also allows us to temporarily block out the stress in life and to help us focus on fitness goals and deepening our athletic routine; some people don’t need that! So don’t be embarrassed if you’re here simply to workout, we’re going to have a ton of fun doing it and we can’t wait to hang with you.
How soon before my workout should I get high?
Smoke with us! We like to start all of our workouts with a group smoke session that includes you! Using smokables(vapes, joints etc.) gets THC/CBD into your system the quickest which is why we smoke right before our workout[4]. If you are taking an edible/sublingual/beverage/topical be sure to have it 1 to 1.5 hours before you workout with us to make sure you feel the effects.
Are these workouts specifically for men or women?
Both! We may have a lot of women teaching our classes but none of our workouts are gender specific. If you don’t feel like our trainers can give you the workout you’re looking for, we DARE you to try a full 30-min workout and feel the burn we are providing.
In what US states is cannabis legal?
Use this list below to see if your state has legalized marijuana. If your state is medical only, you will need to aquire a docter-issued medical cannabis card to purchase any cannabis products.
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