Don’t just meander up and down the aisles while shopping.  Get a workout in while you walk with our Grocery Glutes.

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While pushing your cart, take a slighter longer step than usual. Squeeze the glute (buttocks) muscle of the back leg before taking the next step. Alternate legs and keep a regular walking pace. Remember to focus on squeezing that glute muscle before switching legs.

Grocery Glutes are one of six exercises featured on our new Grocery Girls Totes.  Available in black and sand, this durable shopping tote is 100% recyclable and features a Clip ‘n Carry Exercise Card with descriptions of the exercises you can tuck in your bag or share with a friend.

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Did you and the turkey (and stuffing, and gravy, and pie) tie one on this holiday? SqueezeItIn.com featured guest bloggers Jen & Jaclyn of fit·n·pretty offer up their best holiday “hangover” cures in five easy steps:

From Jen & Jaclyn:

Confession: We have the (not so healthy) tendency of turning Thanksgiving into our own personal girl vs. food eating contest. So, if like us, on Thanksgiving you downed a bit too much stuffing and not enough veggies, you may have woken up  feeling more stuffed than the turkey. And while holiday eating may leave you with a guilty conscience, don’t let it derail your normally healthy eating habits! Read on for our most tried and true fit·n·pretty tips for recovering from a food filled day.

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We are thrilled to announce the SqueezeItIn.com online store is officially open and features our brand new workout DVD!

(Read or download our press release here.)

The new SqueezeItIn.com Workout DVD features two ways to Squeeze-It-In:

“The Workout” is an exclusive 30-minute workout that teaches you to “let life be your workout!” No gym, no equipment, no excuses.

“The Moves” are dozens of on-location videos of clever and effective exercises that show you how to make fitness fit throughout your busy day.

The DVD also includes the bonus 5-Anywhere Exercises – moves you can do anytime, anywhere – and no one will even know! And inside you’ll find a Clip ‘n Carry Exercise Card of some our most popular moves.

And an exclusive coupon code from SqueezeItIn.com apparel partner BornFit.

But we’ve got even more great SqueezeItIn.com products for you!

The Grocery Girls Totes feature illustrations of six exercises you can do at the grocery store.  Available in black and sand, this durable shopping tote is 100% recyclable and features a Clip ‘n Carry Exercise Card with descriptions of the exercises you can tuck in your bag or share with a friend.

And we didn’t forget the t-shirts!  From the “SqueezeItIn Girl Ringer” to our “Life’s a gym. Work it out!” black scoop neck tee, we’ve got you covered in SqueezeItIn.com style.

Shop now! Pre-order you SqueezeItIn.com Workout DVD today!  Orders start shipping Dec. 1, 2009!

SqueezeItIn.com featured guest bloggers Jen & Jaclyn of fit·n·pretty have found a way to have their cake and keep their skinny jeans, too!   Better yet, they’re sharing their tried and true tips for baking denim-friendly treats that will keep you looking good after eating goodies! And, of course, they included recipes. Enjoy!

From Jen & Jaclyn:

The holidays wouldn’t be the same without the sweet aroma of pies, cookies and breads wafting from a warm kitchen. There is something very comforting about mixing up an old family recipe and sharing the fruits of your labor with family and friends. The only problem with all of this home baked goodness, is that with each sugar cookie, slice of pie, and piece of pumpkin bread you eat, the chances of fitting into your jeans come January 2nd dwindle. And we are in a recession girls! We can’t afford to be buying new pants after convincing ourselves that our current pair has shrunk in the wash (fyi, they didn’t). But for us, not baking during the holidays (or anytime for that matter), is not an option. So rather than hanging up our aprons and putting away our wooden spoons, we have devised some sneaky and very fit·n·pretty ways to lighten up our holiday baking.

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Leave behind the bathroom scrubbing pity party and become a Potty Hottie with our latest move for your legs.

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Holding on to your sink with one hand, bring one knee up in front of your body.  Engage your abs.  Leading with the heel of your raised leg, take the leg back (kneecap now pointing to the ground), now bring the leg around and up in front of the body again. (See video.) Do not let your foot touch the ground between reps.  Continue this exercise for a set of 12 before switching legs.  Keep abs engaged and the movement slow and controlled throughout.

SqueezeItIn.com featured guest bloggers Jen & Jaclyn of fit·n·pretty have stirred up some terrific tips – including recipes! – to survive the holiday party scene and all the extra calories that come with it!  Let this be the first holiday gift you give this year and pass these wonderful tips along!

From Jen & Jaclyn:

It’s mid-November and you know what that means: Time to dust off that little black dress and prepare for two months of cocktail parties, company get-togethers and big family dinners galore. And while we love all the festivities, we don’t love what a season’s worth of crab cakes and eggnog can do to our waistlines. At befitnpretty.com, we think that that you should be able to take part in all of the frivolity that this time of the year has to offer, while still maintaining a well-balanced and healthy diet. All you really need is a plan for how to eat, drink and be merry in true fit·n·pretty style. So read on for our tips to making it through the holiday party season without the usual guilt and regret. Because the holidays should make you feel jolly, not look it!

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Learn to love your laundry – and your newly toned arms – with our Hold ‘n Fold.

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Grab a single piece of clean laundry and hold it in front of you with both hands at chest level and arms fully extended. Pull tightly on each end of the piece of the laundry creating tension throughout your arms. Keep your abs engaged (squeezed in) and your knees slightly bent throughout this exercise. Hold for 10 seconds.  Now, keep arms extended while you fold your piece of laundry.  Relax the tension in your arms when you put the piece down and then get right back into it with your next piece. Continue until all of your laundry is folded.

Welcome November guest bloggers Jen & Jaclyn of fit·n·pretty!

This sister act does for nutrition what SqueezeItIn.com does for exercise: making it practical, clever, effective, and – most importantly – realistic for the jam-packed schedules of today.  Each week this month look for amazing tips to power up your plate and creative ways to dodge the nutrition land mines that lurk around every corner during the holidays.  Happy reading…and eating!

From Jen & Jaclyn:

Let’s face it you are a busy gal! With barely enough time in the day to shower, you don’t have hours to spend stressing out about whether you and your family are eating healthy. At befitnpretty.com we don’t think that eating right should be difficult or time consuming, in fact we think it should be downright easy. So in lieu of trying to do a complete diet overhaul, we think one of the best ways to start leading a healthier life is make one small but positive change to your diet each week.

(Click below to keep reading – amazing and easy tips await!)

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This is a great way to take care of yourself while taking care of your stairs.
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Stand at the bottom of the stairs with your right side parallel to the first stair with feet forward and knees slightly bent, dust cloth in hand. Lift your right leg and place it one step above the stair you will be cleaning (or two stairs up). Come down into a squat making sure your knees don’t go beyond your toes and keeping all of your weight in your heels. Clean the empty stair that should be between your two legs. (See video.) When you finish, come up out of your squat using your top or right leg to pull yourself up to standing. Continue this same movement to the top of your stairs. When you’ve completed cleaning one side of your stairs, return to the bottom, align your left side parallel with the bottom stair and repeat, now working the opposite leg as you clean the other side of your stairs.

Take great care in doing this exercise and hold on to the railing for extra balance as you clean your way to slimmer thighs and glutes!