Eden: Health - Skincare - Fitness

“The aim of the training is to promote functional strength and fitness, which is contrary to the modern culture where fitness gets defined by appearance rather than power or physical ability. The training we do at Eden is nothing new. We do not own training methods. We rather choose to align ourselves with certain exercise philosophies that promote neuroendocrine adaptation. Most if not all adaptation to exercise is the result of hormonal or neurological change. Exercise codes such as multi joint or compound exercises, heavy loads, high heart rates, high intensity and short rest intervals are all ways of creating a neuroendocrine response. Two important hormonal responses for athletic development are increased testosterone and high human growth hormone levels, which account for fat metabolism, bone density and increased muscle mass. We were built to move in a certain way, imagine exercising functionally, the way our body is meant to….” - Naude Jordaan