The Secret Link Between Stress and Inflammation
Ever feel… for lack of a better word… STALE?

Not sick, not injured — just puffy, sluggish, maybe a little achy or foggy for no clear reason?

It could be something most people (even fitness coaches) don’t talk about enough:

STRESS and INFLAMMATION.

When your nervous system is always “on alert,” your body gets stuck in a constant state of mind stress…

And that triggers low-grade inflammation that can mess with everything from your digestion and hormones to your recovery, cravings, and mood.

👉Chronic, low-grade stress = chronic, low-grade inflammation.

This is why it’s so important to manage your stress before it manages YOU!

That might look like:
🌿 Taking 3 slow breaths before a meal. This shifts your body into “rest + digest” mode so you can actually absorb the nutrients you’re eating.
🌿 Getting outside for a few minutes of sun and/or fresh air
🌿 Trying this amazingly effective trick called the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique, which helps you be back “in the moment” in just a few short seconds:
5 – name five things you can see
4 – name four things you can touch
3 – name three things you can hear
2 – name two things you can smell
1 – name one thing you can taste

Try it right now! Pretty cool, right? 

It works by connecting you to your senses and your environment.

All of the actions I mentioned above might seem simple, but they really do add up… and they’re just as important for inflammation as any superfood or supplement.

If you’re feeling tired, wired, or like you're constantly on edge, message me and we can come up with a real plan that works for your busy schedule and overstimulated nervous system.

Yours in health,
Colleen Riddle, ACE Certified Personal Trainer
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Meet Colleen Riddle

 
I spent much of my life trying to figure out where I fit.

Growing up as the youngest of six, so much younger than my brothers and sisters, I was always just ‘little Colleen’ — tagging along, in the room but not really part of the conversation. My opinion didn’t carry much weight when everyone older had already decided. It wasn’t unkind — it was just the math of being the baby of a big family. But somewhere in all that tagging along, I started believing that belonging was something you had to earn, or wait for, or hope someone remembered to include you in.

That feeling followed me into adulthood more than I realized. Through different seasons of life, careers, challenges, and reinventions, I kept chasing the same thing: a place where my voice actually mattered.

It took years of personal growth to understand how deeply that search had shaped me — and to realize that the thing I’d been looking for my whole life was exactly what I was meant to help others find.


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