Britney Spears has posted a new video on her official website that features her working out at home with her trainer. Unlike Gwyneth Paltrow’s workout video, Britney is wearing makeup and looks presentable. She’s also lifting weights, something that’s definitely recommended despite the fact that Gwyneth’s scamming trainer says it’s not for women. It takes a lot to bulk up and lifting weights can definitely slim you down and help you lose weight faster. She does swing the weights a little too much and her movements could be slightly more controlled. I’m not an expert or anything, but you’re not supposed to let the momentum do the work for you. Good for Britney for working out and using weights and not some stupid starvation diet or endless leg lifts.

Britney has said thats she sticks to a diet of 1,200 calories a day and that she doesn’t have any food with sugar. She’s since been seen out several times with a frappuccino in hand so I think it’s safe to assume she’s back to enjoying the occasional treat. From the looks of this video, she’s earned it.

There are two new questionable stories out about Britney in the British press. One has HBO approaching her to star in a sitcom with Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton about “flatmates struggling to make it big in Hollywood.” The story originated in the Daily Star so I think we can assume it’s total bunk.

Another story from the Daily Mirror has Britney starring in a “dark and gritty biopic” film as herself. It’s said to unflinchingly explore her troubled past including her head shaving incident and breakdown.

There is a definite short documentary about Britney coming out called “For the Record,” but it’s intended to improve her image and not focus on the past. The 90 minute special will air on MTV November 30, just before the release of her new CD, Circus. All these other stories about Britney sound like wishful thinking by bored journalists.