Off The Strength

Episode 332 – This Week in Wellness: Jeans Workouts, Hype Men & $30 Smoothies Tony Vidal and KR Jones are back with another installment of “This Week in Wellness,” where the line between health, hype, and hilarity gets thinner by the minute. This week’s rundown: RFK Jr. spotted working out in jeans and somehow making it look like policy reform.   Flavor Flav is emerging as Planet Fitness’s mos...

What does it mean to stay sane, hydrated, and in love with your life when the algorithm knows you better than you know yourself? In Episode 331 of the Off The Strength Podcast , hosts Tony Vidal and Kr Jones get real about separating thoughts, feelings, and actions in a wellness world that feels more targeted than ever. This one is funny, sharp, and uncomfortably relatable. We’re talking about: Wh...

 Knowing Your Top 3 and Knowing Your Worth Some people collect music. Others build lives around it. On Episode 330 of Off The Strength , Tony Vidal and KR Jones sit down with Lyndsey McFail , communications and media strategist, lifelong DJ, and the mind behind the wildly addictive Top 3!® music trivia game . Lindsy takes us back to spinning records at 13, learning entrepreneurship at home from he...

They say health is wealth. They also say happiness can’t be bought. Tony Vidal and KR Jones aren’t sure whether either of those statements survives today’s real-life circumstances, but they do their best to get to the bottom line and tell you if they do in this week's variety show! In Episode 329 of Off The Strength, the conversation gets uncomfortable in the best way. Tony and Kyle go back a...

What does it mean to keep going when the weight never seems to come off? In Episode 328 of Off The Strength , host KR Jones sits down with Alex Moreno for a powerful conversation about mental health, masculinity, and the quiet battles men carry every day. Inspired by Alex’s wellness journey and his use of physical performance art, this episode explores how pushing the body can reflect what’s happe...

This week on Off The Strength, Tony Vidal and KR Jones look at a fresh batch of wellness headlines and try to figure out if it’s time to stop playing nice. With another round of wild claims, messy breakthroughs, and “experts” doing the most, the guys talk through why leaning into a little inner villain might be the only way to keep moving forward. In Ripped From The Headlines, they break down the...

In this Off The Strength episode, Tony and Kyle sit down with Kia Nedd, founder of the Walk It Away walking club, for a real look at what it takes to lead with purpose. Kia shares her path into wellness, the moment she realized community was her calling, and why creating a soft space for people to grow matters more than ever. They break down the power of steady accountability, how a strong partner...

Get ready to remix your whole vibe. In this episode of Off The Strength, Tony Vidal and KR Jones break down the rise of Green Wednesday for the wellness crowd and the cannabis curious. Think self-care with a splash of leafy optimism. They crack jokes about fitness gifts you should definitely avoid, the kind that feel healthy until you realize they belong in a clearance bin next to questionable pro...

Tony Vidal & Kyle Jones sit down with nationally recognized master trainer Irv “Zeus” Hyppolite, founder of The House of Zeus and The Inner U Bootcamp, ahead of his coming festival: The House Party Wellness Festival . In this episode, Irv shares: the vision behind “House Party Wellness” — where fitness, music, and community collide at the Brooklyn Navy Yard (Saturday, Sept 13th, 10 AM–3 PM, Bu...

Tony Vidal & KR Jones sit down with Joe Robertson of the Century Plus Crew—a movement cyclist, community organizer, and founder of rides like the Women Lead Century Ride and Big Borough Bike Tour . In this episode, we go deep: We talk about Joe’s cycling initiatives, how becoming a father in his 20s reshaped his purpose and perspective, and what fuels his outlook on the world. Joe shares why p...

Live from The Travel Agency Brooklyn, Tony Vidal & Kyle Jones sit down with FOY Gummies founders Yon & Moose Haile to talk cannabis, culture, and creating a Black-owned edible brand in NYC . From NFL recovery stories and adaptogen-powered gummies to lessons learned growing up in Louisiana and building a business as brothers, this episode shows how FOY is changing the game for wellness and...

This week, KR Jones & Tony Vidal are back in the wellness trenches, unpacking the wild, weird, and occasionally flammable headlines you didn’t know you needed. We’re talking:  💻 AI wearables – cool tech or just another way to turn your sweat into data oil for corporate profits? 🤝 Men without names – why real adult friends don’t need names. 🔥 Hyperbaric chamber fire – a serious reminder that...

This week, we are continuing our high clientele series with the visionary President and Co-Founder of The Travel Agency NYC, Arana Hankin-Biggers ! Tune in and discover how Arana merges her personal family legacy with her own shift into cannabis entrepreneurship to build a wellness-centered, socially equitable brand. What’s inside this episode: 🔥 Wellness with Purpose Arana breaks down how cannab...

This week we have Travel Agency's very own, Scott Goddard! Scott is the Learning and Development Director at Travel Agency NYC. He gives takes us behind the green curtain of legal cannabis and the intention put behind the consumer experience. This is a real enthusiast!!    Special Thanks to Brian Trotter of Travel Agency 🔥 Tap in and share this with someone who needs to hear it. 🖤 Healing,...

This week Tony and KR sit down with Damian Fagon of the Bronx Defenders!! They get into: 🌿 How the rollout of NYC’s legal cannabis market is impacting communities of color 📜 What the legislative process looked like behind the scenes 💰 How cannabis policy affects both the licensed business owner and the everyday seller 🌱 What an ideal, equitable future of cannabis could look like in New York an...

This week Tony and KR sit down with a true Hip-Hop legend, Fab 5 Freddy!!! In this conversation they dive into the powerful story of Bernard Noble, a man who was sentenced to 13 years in prison for essentially two joints. A painful example of how the system has failed so many. Fab shares how he turned Bernard’s story into purpose, launching B. Noble, a legal cannabis brand that not only honors Ber...

Join hosts Tony Vidal and KR Jones as they dive into a powerful conversation with Coach Jerry Francois, founder and heartbeat of the Goldfinger Track Club (GFTC)   Coach J isn’t just building records; he’s building movements—turning therapy into miles, and miles into activism. In this episode, Coach J opens up about: Launching GFTC in 2016 to uplift runners of all paces and backgrounds under the m...

This week, Tony Vidal and KR Jones sit down with East Atlanta’s own Sérgio Santos—a multi-hyphenate creative, sneaker connoisseur, gamer, and founding force behind Brooklyn’s Recess Run Club . Whether he’s behind the camera shooting legends from Future to Bad Bunny or leading the charge with New Balance for the Puerto Rican Day Parade Run , Sergio is always in motion. In this episode, we talk abou...

In this episode of Off the Strength , hosts Tony Vidal and KR Jones sit down once again with Thai Richards , founder of Rage & Release , to discuss his recent completion of the London Marathon🏃🏾‍♂️🇬🇧 But wait, there's more!!!!  🌍 The transformative power of travel for young Black men  🌿 Navigating the evolving cannabis landscape  🔥 Creating impactful wellness events  🤝 Building and...

In this week’s episode of Off the Strength , hosts Tony Vidal and KR Jones tap in with another round of unapologetic wellness talk, sharp takes, and hard-earned wisdom in an episode we’re calling “Playing Small to Win Big.” They break down what it means to move with intention in a world that’s often loud but not always aligned. From tech-fueled beauty scams to corporate wellness fumbles, here’s wh...

This week on Off the Strength , we’re chopping it up with a man who turned a childhood classic into a cultural movement: Chris “CT” Thomas , founder and one of the five masterminds behind the  Recess Kickball League (RKL)   @recesskickballleague 🏆  In You Ain’t Gotta Kick It To Kick It , hosts Tony Vidal and KR Jones sit down with CT to talk about how a simple game of kickball became one of the f...

This week on Off the Strength , Tony Vidal and KR Jones are back in the booth and diving deep into the wins, weirdness, and wellness of the week. In this episode titled “Putting In Work,” the fellas chop it up on: 🌿 How 420 jumped clean over Easter weekend and turned NYC out (shoutout Timeout NY) 🧠 The power of knowing your value and learning when to say no thanks 🗣️ Why asking your friends for...

🎙️ In this episode of Off the Strength , hosts Tony Vidal and KR Jones link up with BMX rider, educator, and cannabis advocate Jillian Alvarez, aka  Ms. Jilly Jillz (@ms.jillyjillz), for a conversation that moves as fast and free as we do riding through the city streets! 🚴🏻‍♀️ From riding through the noise of impostor syndrome, to carving space for women in bike life ,  tune in and hear how Jill...

This week feels like a full-body workout for your soul — everything, everywhere, all at once. Tony and KR tap into the chaos and clarity of modern wellness, taking you from Strava mules and lusty gym hotels to mushrooms in the park and ancestral exploration . On the docket: 📉 Why trying to PR at a trade show is wild behavior 🏃‍♂️ Strava mules: They run so you can lie 🍄 Mushrooms in the park? Co...

This week, Tony Vidal and KR Jones break down what it really means to find a winning environment —because success isn’t just about talent, it’s about where and how you grow. Whether you’re leveling up in fitness, business, or life, your surroundings shape your outcomes. We also dive into: 🔹 Ask for what you need —closed mouths don’t get fed. 🔹 Trust, but validate —how deep do you go to improve y...