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I started with business education, but life took a turn towards nutrition. Battling health problems, I have crafted an innovative way to improve my relationship with food. Now rocking as a nutrition advisor and making healthy eating easy for entrepreneurs.

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🎓 Education in Finance, Life in Nutrition.
Despite coming from a finance and accounting background academically and having worked in various business sectors in my mid-20s, I have dedicated my life to nutrition and wellness. 

My interest in nutrition began when I found myself falling sick frequently during early adulthood. 

Determined to optimize my immune system, I conducted research and experimented with different diets, refining my approach over the years. 

Today, my innovative approach to nutrition has enabled me to coach the CEOs and founders across the world.

⭐️ Upgrade Yourself, Love Yourself
My team and I believe that healthy eating should be accessible to high performers, allowing them to unleash their full potential and further grow their businesses.

It all starts with understanding what you put into your body.

We aim to empower you to make informed decisions about your food choices, so you can upgrade your eating habits, achieve a healthier lifestyle and enjoy your wealth more.

🧠 Empowering Health Is Controllable
With the increasing awareness of the role of food in maintaining health, including brain and mental health.

It is crucial for people to be aware of the issues in the current ecosystem in our well-being.

Our ultimate goal is to inspire and motivate executives and founders towards a healthier lifestyle while they grow businesses.

We've successfully helped entrepreneurs despite busy schedules (or no time) to:
- 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬. 
- 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫.
- 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 & 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.
- 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞. 
- "𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬" 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧.
- 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡.

If you want to learn more about how and what we do, check out our website: 
👉𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐮𝐲-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦

Ray Hau

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

Most people sit too much and move too little

Let’s change that:

Why? 

Because it takes a toll on your body and mind:

1. Weight gain
↪︎ A sedentary lifestyle slows down your metabolism and makes it harder to maintain a healthy weight

2. Mental fog
↪︎ Lack of movement reduces blood flow to the brain. And that affects focus, clarity, and cognitive performance

3. Lower energy
↪︎ Inactivity drains your overall well-being. That’s why you feel sluggish and unmotivated

The good news…

You can turn this around with just a few minutes of movement each day.

Use my:

Full body at home mobility routine 💪🏻

5 short mobility movements
to make sure you are moving today!

1️⃣ Repeat each exercise 10 times
2️⃣ The whole cycle 3 times 

And you have a complete at home movement session.

Done in under 15 minutes with maximum results. 
You don't even need gym equipment
(only your body 😉)

Have a great active weekend!

— Markus

📌 Save this so you don't lose it for tomorrow morning.
♻️ Share with someone who needs to start moving more!

Stress and can’t sleep?

Try this before you go to bed:

You’re going to force your nervous system to switch from “fight or flight” into deep repair mode.

By moving, twisting, & shaking out the tension like this, you’re literally discharging the stress hormones trapped in your muscles.

✅ It clears the mental fog
✅ Shuts off those looping negative thoughts
✅ And unblocks your energy

Do this until you feel 
↪︎ a tingle in your fingertips
↪︎ your fascial tissue loosening up, or
↪︎ you feel that deep relief

You’ll fall asleep faster + wake up with way more energy tomorrow.

The part most people miss?

Stress is a body loop, not a mind problem.

If you don’t complete the loop,
your nervous system stays on high alert.

The solution?

Move it out.

Shake. 
Twist. 
Breathe. 
Let your body get the memo: “The threat is over. You’re safe.”

I worked with a 45-year-old SaaS founder who had just sold their company.

On paper, life was “handled.”

But at night, their system wouldn’t downshift. 
Brain racing. 
Chest tight. 
3am wake-ups.

What we did was simple…

We started with nervous system discharge before bed.

And within weeks:

✅ Sleep got deeper
✅ Mornings felt lighter
✅ They stopped carrying the day into the night.

If it works, consider giving me a follow.

— Markus

And if you like to learn the full system we use with clients, check this out: https://lnkd.in/ecfm49Cj

I help entrepreneurs & execs 40+ succeed in fat loss, strength gain, and stress release → functional, doable, sustainable | CMO (Chief Movement Officer) @ The Energy Lab | Holistic Fitness

Stress lives in your body, not your mind

Here's what most people get wrong:

They think stress is all mental.

Something you can "think" your way out of. 

But stress is a physiological response. 

When you experience stress, your body floods with cortisol + adrenaline. 

Your heart races. 
Your muscles tense. 
Your nervous system shifts into survival mode.

This is the stress cycle
… and it's meant to be completed.

In nature, animals shake, run, or release the tension after a threat passes. 

But we? 

We sit in meetings. 
We suppress. 
We carry it forward.

That's why you can meditate, journal, and "think positive" all you want…

But if the stress is still stored in your body,
it's not going anywhere.

The solution? 

Move it out.

Discharge it through your body. 

Dance.
Shake. 
Breathe deeply. 
Go for a walk. 

Do anything that signals to your nervous system: 
"The threat is over. You're safe."

I worked with a 53-year-old executive who hadn't slept well in years. 

He was sharp, driven, always "on." 
But his body was holding decades of unprocessed stress.

We didn't fix his schedule. 
We helped him close the loop.

✅ Within weeks, he was sleeping 7–8 hours. 
✅ Restful. 
✅ Recharging. 
✅ Finally at peace.

Your body remembers what your mind forgets. 

And until you let it release…

You'll keep carrying what's already behind you.

Will you try this tonight?

— Markus

If you want to drop 2–3 inches off your waist and feel fully at home in your body by summer… Start now

I get it.
You’re busy.
You’ve tried cardio.
You’ve sweated through classes.

And still… the mirror feels like a debate you never asked for.

Well… cardio alone rarely changes your waist the way you want.

Because the goal is not just to “burn calories.”

It’s to change your body’s baseline.

The thing is:

Long cardio sessions can spike appetite, increase stress, and teach your body to get efficient (meaning you burn fewer calories doing the same work over time). You end up tired, hungry, and stuck in the same loop.

But… heavy resistance training is different.

It tells your body: 

“Keep muscle. Use fat.”

✅ It improves insulin sensitivity
✅ Tightens your posture
✅ And raises the amount of energy you burn AFTER the workout

And you don’t need a gym.

→ At home. 
→ 3x per week. 
→ 35–45 minutes.

Focus on big moves:

• Squat or split squat
• Hip hinge (deadlift pattern)
• Push (push-ups)
• Pull (rows)
• Carry or core (farmer hold, dead bug)

Pair that with:

☑︎ Enough protein at each meal
☑︎ A small calorie deficit you can actually live with
☑︎ Daily stress release (walks, breathwork, somatic movement, early bedtime)

Then give it 6–8 weeks.
Not for perfection.
For proof.

If you want, comment “SUMMER” and I’ll share a simple at-home plan you can start this week.

I believe in you.

— Markus

A weird thing I do to release stress & tension

The Silent Scream

The fascia rebalancing technique no one ever taught you
(but your body has been waiting for)

Often, you’re not “stuck.”
You’re compensating.

In your:

→ Head
→ Shoulders
→ Spine
→ Hips
→ Feet

Your body is holding outdated patterns,
but no one showed you how to update them.

This isn’t random tightness.

It’s learned compensation + fascial adhesion.

The Silent Scream Reset gently decompresses the fascia, rebalances tension patterns, and teaches your nervous system a new, more efficient way to organize itself… the place where your body stores old movement habits and postural compensations.

That’s why when you try this, you might:

☑︎ Feel taller instantly
☑︎ Notice better balance
☑︎ Move with newfound fluidity
☑︎ Sense your body reorganizing
☑︎ Experience effortless breathing

This is your nervous system learning.

Rebalancing.
Restructuring.
Transforming.

If you haven’t tried this yet, you’re missing one of the simplest yet most powerful fascia restructuring tools your body already recognizes.

And if you feel the difference, consider following me for more.

Have a great weekend my friends!

— Markus

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P.S. Want to learn the exact system we coach high-performers to Get Fit, Stay Energized, and Feel Calm w/o gyms, restrictive diets, or hours meditating? Access our 5-day Holistic Fitness Email Course: https://lnkd.in/ecfm49Cj

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