7 Signs Your Body Is Over Stressed

Look Out For These Warning Triggers

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I feel like most of us have been dealing with some level of stress over the last two years, but for many, it’s so gradual that we often don’t link the signs that show up in the body and recognise them as a response to stress.

Stress is affecting many of us, myself included and it’s impacting not only our physical health, mental health but also our waistlines.

Puffy face, lethargic, no motivation, sound familiar??

Here are 7 signs that your body could be dealing with chronic stress according to Precision Nutrition:

• Everything Hurts — The body feels achy and tired, with tight muscles and sensitive nerves.
• Have more common digestive issues — Bloating, trouble digesting food, heartburn, constipation or diarrhoea.
• No Motivation To Workout — Lack of sleep and stress stifle your willpower and significantly reduce your ability to recover from one workout to the next. Just showing up for a workout is going to feel increasingly harder.
• Brain Fog — You feel forgetful, impulsive, highly sensitive or touchy, you have increasing self-doubt and struggle to concentrate.
• You Keep On Getting Sick — White blood cell levels drop and inflammation goes up, so it’s…