The Energy Lab

We help 6-7 figure founders, entrepreneurs, and executives get fit, stay energized, and feel calm in life and business. All without stepping foot in a gym, restrictive diets, or hours meditating.

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BEYOND △ MOVEMENT by Markus Kneissl

BEYOND △ MOVEMENT is a system for conscious movement, body awareness, and bodyweight training to increase your energy, sharpen focus, and progressively build strength.

Mindful Movement & Holistic Fitness Coach

Body weight and functional training combined with fascia fitness.

Calisthenics & Functional Fitness Trainer

Yoga + mindfulness for conscious personal development and to release physical, mental, and emotional blocks.

Yoga Therapist

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

You need strength + energy to thrive in business & life
But most people fail at strength training 
because they start at the wrong level.

They jump straight into workouts that 

Overload joints.
Skip fundamentals.
Mistake intensity for progress.

That’s why pain shows up before results.

Here’s a proven method I provide my clients with so they can start at a level that suits their muscles, joints, and nervous system:

The Progressive Strength Ladder

Step 1: Master form and control 
↪︎ slow tempo, bodyweight only

Step 2: Add stability 
↪︎use bands, elevate positions, build joint awareness

Step 3: Progress resistance gradually 
↪︎ not more weight, but better movement quality

Step 4: Integrate recovery
↪︎ mobility, breathwork, nervous system resets

And if you’re struggling to get started with strength training, this might be exactly what you need right now.

You still believe strength is just built in the gym?

It’s not.
It’s built in capacity.

Capacity to recover.
Capacity to move well.
Capacity to stay consistent.

This approach has helped our clients in their 40s, 50s, and 60s get stronger without flare-ups, joint pain, or burnout.

Start where you are.
Progress with precision.

Your body will thank you.
And so will your future self.

Move your body. Calm your mind. Thrive in life.
— Markus Kneissl

P.S. If you like to experience our Holistic Fitness Framework you can access our free 5-day email course here: https://lnkd.in/ecfm49Cj

Lose 10kg without gaining them back

Is that possible? 

It is.
But not in a month.
Read the piece below for the math.

Helping ambitious people to feel confident, energized, and calm through Mediterranean inspired nutrition, movement, and stress management | Certified nutrition coach | Weight loss | Stress Eating

“Here’s how you lose 10 kg in 1 month”


You don’t.
Not in a healthy, repeatable way.

To lose 10 kg of fat you need roughly 77,000 kcal of deficit.
That’s about 2,500 kcal less. Every day. For a month.

For a knowledge worker who burns 2,000–2,600 kcal per day, that would mean:

➔ Living on almost no food
➔ Or training like an athlete on top of a full-time job
➔ Plus wrecked sleep, focus, mood, and hormones

Yes, the scale might drop fast.
But it probably will be mostly water and muscle.

Then comes the rebound. 
Often with interest.

Clinical guidelines are boring but honest:

0.5–1 kg per week, with a 500–750 kcal daily deficit, is the safe range.

This is what I coach instead:

1. Mediterranean-style, real food
2. Stable blood sugar
3. Habits that survive real life
   
Together with movement and stress management, teaming up with Markus Kneissl

You can absolutely lose 10 kg.

The smart move is 10 kg over 3-4 months, while feeling sharper at work and calmer in life.

But the real gain, is to learn how to keep it off, without giving up your job, your business, your life.

If you could prioritize one thing, speed or sustainability, which would you choose for weight loss?

P.S. Want to learn more about our program and approach, comment “Energy” and I’ll share more.

Ketty

#holisticfitness #healthylifestyle #wellnesscoach

Success used to mean a corner office.

Now it means having the energy to enjoy your life after work.

For decades, ambition was defined by status.

The title.
The car.
The skyline view.

Today, it’s different.

Health is the new ambition.

Because…

What good is achievement if you’re too tired?

Too tired to exercise after work.
Too tired to play with your kids.
Too tired to live the life you built.

I work with executives who once lived the high-life.

Red-eye flights.
Endless meetings.
Little sleep.
“Reward dinners.” 

That blurred into exhaustion.

One client, a managing director in finance, told me, 

“I used to chase every deal like a bulldog the postman. Now I just want to wake up clear-headed, energized, and not feel like I’m 80 at 45.”

We built him back from the ground up:

→ Morning movement to get the engine started.
→ Mediterranean-style meals + a simple eating-out guide.
→ A 10-minute nervous system reset that replaces the 5th espresso.

Within eight weeks, he said:

"I finally feel human again, like my vitality and zest for life came back."

That’s the new ambition.

Not more hours
↪︎ but more presence.

Not more output,
↪︎ but more life in every moment.

And I feel every one of you who wants more energy. 
More vitality. And health that doesn’t suck.

That’s why…

We’re opening 3 private spots next week for executives ready to work directly with Ketty and me.

Comment RESET for early access.

Because I learned:

If you can’t enjoy the success you worked for…

It’s not success.

Move your body. Redefine success. Thrive in life.
— Markus

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And if you want to dip a toe into our work, you can do so here: https://lnkd.in/ecfm49Cj

A selfie of Markus Kneissl & Ketty Minissale from The Energy Lab at Pantalica, Sicily.

2016, I left a high-stress corporate role.

High pay, low peace.

I quit for my health, well-being, and freedom.

Traveled the world. 
Met Ketty. 
Built a new kind of life.

But soon I fell into the same old patterns,
just in new locations:

Working late. 
Chasing deadlines. 
Ignoring my body.

Running on caffeine + adrenaline.
Promising myself “I’ll rest later.”

Then COVID hit.
And I lost everything. 
Clients. Income. Direction.

That’s when Ketty and I asked: 

What if we built something that truly reflected the life we wanted to live?

Not just financially free.
But physically and emotionally free.

We designed our method around what saved us:

→ Movement that strengthens & restores.
→ Mediterranean-inspired nutrition that’s simple + practical.
→ Somatic practices that calm the nervous system.
→ Work that feels like flow, most days.
→ Structure that supports freedom.

Three years later, we’ve settled in Sicily (Ketty’s home region.)

Here life moves slower, meals matter, and calm is currency.

I love it here.

Now we help high achievers do the same:

Rebuild energy, strength, and clarity w/o extremes.

Because real success isn’t how much you earn.
It’s how deeply you live.

What’s your definition of success? 

I go first: Peace of body. Peace of mind. A life I love.

Move your body. Calm your mind. Thrive in life.
— Markus

Intentionalize My Life

The people I work with just want more fun in their lives without risking everything they’ve achieved so far. What we tend to discover [or rediscover] is what truly matters to them, and what's truly possible.

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Damon Re Mitchell | email copysolutionist

I help companies send emails that don’t suck by developing customer-centric strategies to inform branded conversion copy that connects with real people.

Copysolutionist for Email

When a business's nurture sequences are not performing as well as they could, I'm the one to fix them so they start generating more money.

Employee #00001

Downtown Ecommerce Partners

Create original copy for blogs, newsletters, websites, graphics, or wherever content is needed. Develop and manage social media network for clients.

Director of Content Marketing

In this position I am able to leverage my experience as a content creator with the fastest growing outlet for marketing. First, I create, update, and streamline client profiles to represent their brand. Then, using an ever-evolving tool bag of tactics, I expand the client's audience. A bigger audience means a stronger downline, better leads, and ultimately a profit-heavy P&L. 

But, besides all that... social media is the fun side of marketing, and I'm lucky to a part of it.

Director of Social Media

Soledad Media

Blogging for pay. Sites focused on history mostly but included technology.

Blogger

PIZZA&CO

Initial investor and marketing director. Continued support as needed.

Owner

Habitofit

I maintain a blog at habitofit.com, and train clients in the AM, on the beach, at their home, or at the Tamarindo Fitness Center.

Personal Trainer

24 Hour Fitness

Manage the overall P&L health of the facility through department head leadership development and accountability, staffing, and member interaction.

Club Manager

Oversaw the financial success for the Fitness department of 10-12 gyms. This was done through leading the Fitness Managers for those facilities, overseeing staffing, and running training and leadership development programs.

District Fitness Manager

Primary responsibility was hit financial targets through people development. Also trained clients and other Fitness Managers.

Fitness Manager

Service existing clients and work to add new clients in order to meet financial obligations to the gym.

Hi there, I’m Damon.

I work with men who believe they can be a better version of themselves in the relationships that matter most.

Somewhere, in the space between toxic masculinity (a phrase that does more harm than good) and the incel groups, there’s a place for men to feel good about being men, free from divisive and pejorative characterizations of men.

This is what we can discover when working together.

My whole life, I’ve been training to serve you as your coach. In High School, I was a peer counselor to middle schoolers going through adolescence. In my twenties, I was a personal trainer. In my thirties, I was a leadership coach in the fitness industry. 

All these roles were about facilitating how one relates better to the people and parts of one's life. It’s always been about relationships. As such, my role as your coach is to be your thinking partner on the relationships that matter most in your life.

We’re not limited to significant others. Many relationships could be worth our attention.

Relationships with:

✔️ Family members
✔️ Work
✔️ Business partners
✔️ Spirituality
✔️ God

In the end, we always come back to the most important relationship, the one with self.

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“I’m… happier and [more] fulfilled in the way my life is today and how I show up for the people I serve and support. I bring more intention into every single aspect of my life which has enabled me to deepen my relationship with my wife and my clients.” ~Matthew Biggar

"He has helped me reclaim the confidence I had lost, which then gave me the courage to be intentional and deeply authentic... setting boundaries at work, seeking help on projects, honoring my needs, and, yes, sometimes accepting what is." ~Steven Mills

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If you’re ready to rediscover your wisdom and build more meaningful relationships—starting with yourself—let’s connect. DM me.

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