I help ambitious professionals 40+ get strong, energized, and calm through holistic fitness → functional strength & mobility, the med method, and somatic stress release

I used to be a high-performer stuck in a low-performance body.

→ Back stiff.
→ Mind foggy.
→ Chest tight.

My friends would say, I was “fine.”
In practice, I was fraying.

That was me at 35.

One morning, I caught myself in the mirror. 
Slouched, hollow-eyed, barely breathing deep without discomfort.

I had success. I had money.
But I didn’t have myself.

That slow burnout nearly took it all.

So I made a choice: not just to heal my body, but to upgrade it.

For 8+ years, I immersed myself in:

→ Functional strength
→ Mindful mobility
→ Breathwork, somatics, nervous system regulation

Slowly, I rebuilt my energy, my resilience, and my presence.

Now, at 44, I feel sharper, calmer, and stronger than I did in my 20s.

And that’s what I help my clients unlock, too.

Here's an example…


A client, James, is a consultant constantly on the road.

Dinners with clients. Long flights. Stress stacking up. He thought fitness meant “go hard or go home,” but that approach left him drained.

We built him a plan using our LUC Framework for functional strength, Mediterranean-inspired nutrition swaps he could make anywhere in the world, and nervous system resets he could do in 10 minutes between calls.

Now he bikes and hikes with his kids on the weekends (something he thought was behind him).

Over the past decade I found…


Most people don’t need more discipline.

They need a system that integrates fitness, food, and stress regulation into their daily life.

That’s what I do. Together with Ketty.

We help ambitious, driven people build body-first holistic fitness & health so they can keep showing up strong, sharp, and steady → at work, at home, and in life.

Less stress.
More energy.
Deeper presence.
Sharper performance.


How we can work together:

1) 1:1 Coaching → personalized holistic fitness integration
2) Online Course → remove restrictions + get pain-free
3) Executive & Team Coaching → holistic fitness for performance-driven teams

If you think this is “wellness,” it’s not.
This is about building the body you need for the life you want.

A regulated nervous system.
Energy that lasts the whole day.
A body that feels free, strong, and reliable.

That’s your unfair advantage → in business, leadership, and life.


Curious where to start?

I recommend starting with our 5-Day Holistic Fitness Email Course (scroll to top).
Alternatively, send me a DM with “STRONG” and let's see how I can help.

Or explore: https://theenergylab.co

Let’s build your strongest, clearest, and most resilient self… from the body up.

— Markus

Markus Kneissl

The secret to staying fit & healthy

Most people struggle with consistency.

For me? 

It's always been the easy part.

I trained:

☑︎ 5 days a week as a consultant living out of hotels.
☑︎ while backpacking the globe for 365 days.
☑︎ while building a business across 8 countries over 4 years.

Why?

Because I never needed a gym.

The thing is: 

If you need a gym to train, you're never truly free.

You become dependent on machines and weights. 
You waste time commuting. 
And when you travel, you're at the mercy of whatever equipment is available.

But your body is the only gym you need.

Strength isn't about equipment.
It's about progressive resistance.

Your body adapts to imposed demand:

1) Start with 10 push-ups against a wall. 
2) Progress to a table. 
3) Then a bench. 
4) Then the floor.

The body doesn't care where resistance comes from.

So make it frictionless.

The easier the entry, the faster you progress. 
Sure, you could start with floor push-ups. 
But if you can only do 1, you'll get discouraged.

That's why we build on easy wins.

That's the whole secret.

If you're an executive, entrepreneur, or business owner with a packed schedule, you need simple and easy.

So let me ask you:

What's creating the heaviest friction when you think of exercise?

Move your body. Simplify exercise. Thrive in life.

— Markus

I tackle Burnout at the Root with proven methods to 2x your time, and maximize productivity | Certified Counselor | Public Speaker | Podcast Host | Sub to my newsletter in my featured section ⬇️

For as long as I can remember, I lived to please others and rarely gave any resistance to the demands of those around me. This led to chronic procrastination, perfectionism, horrible boundaries, and various addictions to numb the pain.

Burnout was a way of life for me. As a manager, I found myself not wanting to delegate tasks for fear that the output wouldn't fit my perfect vision.

Operating out of a fear of rejection, colored all of my interactions with others.

As an employee, second guessing all interactions and never saying no to any projects.

This constant pressure from all sides had become a mental prison, which lead to seeking unhealthy outlets and addictions to numb the pain that I refused to address. 

I learned alot about my triggers, behavior patterns, but also specific to harness them and use them for maximum productivity. 

You’re over capacity because:

❌️ Fear of rejection is your primary motivation, it will lead to decision fatigue and analysis paralysis

❌️ Your thoughts are always riveting by over-calculating every scenario at work and home in hopes of perfection

❌️ You put yourself last, but are full of resentment and bitterness

❌️ You place unrealistic demands on yourself, team, and potential clients

❌️ You experience turnover in personal and professional relationships, because you go overboard in trying to prevent it

I was willing to go to these places to find out the WHY behind my WHAT, and it dramatically changed my recovery and the system I developed for individual clients and organizations.

Here’s how my proven process for Tech Executives and organizations works, We: 

✅️ Get to the root of the mindset behind the behavior, through pin-point analysis 

✅️ Assign work tailored to building atomic habits that establish both (personal & professional boundaries)

✅️ Focus on unlearning cyclical habits of communication on all levels of leadership

✅️ Change unhealthy outlets that hinder professional productivity and personal mental health

✅️ Achieve solid communication with self, peers, teammates, staff and family that reduces stress, resentment, turnover, and helps you take calculated risks with confidence.

If this resonates with you, let's schedule a 30-minute discovery call to begin your journey. 

Visit my website: https://listenthenspeak.com/ for more insight. 

Let's get lasting results, one leader and one team at a time.

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