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These days, maintaining good health seems elusive.

Work, family, busy mornings and nights — life gets in the way of making it to the gym or even eating a balanced meal. It's easier, and sometimes even justifiable, to throw in the towel on our own fitness and wellbeing. We'll get to it someday, we say, but right now it's just too hard.

But five Chattanooga locals have decided that the time to make a change for the better is now, and though it may be hard, they're up for the challenge.

The Chattanooga Times Free Press is introducing the Erlanger Live Fit Challenge in which five Chattanoogans team up with five local gyms to compete for prizes, bragging rights and, ultimately, healthier lives over the next seven months.

Meet the Contestants & Trainers

A Fitter Lifestyle

Eating for Health

With a new year comes new promises to eat better and get fit, but it can be hard for some to make the transition to healthy foods while still maintaining the same grocery budget.

New Balance Supplies Challenge Gear

It is easy to come up with excuses to not work out, especially if one lacks the proper equipment. New Balance of Chattanooga is helping to ensure the Erlanger Live Fit Challenge contestants have the gear they need to make a lasting lifestyle change.

Fitness at the Core

According to Anders Porter, director of communications at Core Power, all bodies are different. So are proteins. Core Power, a Fairlife product, is a high-protein muscle recovery drink. And if you thought all protein was created equal, prepare to get your daily dose of knowledge—26 mega grams of milk-based protein knowledge, to be precise.

Benefits of Massage

Massage Envy Spa at Hamilton Place owner Brooke Goodyear knows the importance of therapeutic massage firsthand. Thirteen years ago, Goodyear was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia — a chronic pain condition which impacts muscles and joints. Since then, therapeutic massage has improved her quality of life so much that she and her husband opened a business to make it available to others.