XBOX FITNESS

XBOX FITNESS

Invite a slew of extremely fit Americans into your TV

 

If you want to get fit, find

out what psychological tricks your brain responds

to. Need something that sounds scientific ? Take two P90X

and see us in the morning. Maybe you’re attached to your sense of masculinity ? Primal scream to the

Insanity workout. Or perhaps you’re the kind of person science, but likes words that sound

who doesn’t get like they mean something ? In that case, you’ll love Tracy Anderson’s

Omnicentric Metamorphosis All of these programmes are featured in the Xbox Fitness app that’s free to Xbox Live subscribers

on Xbox One. They’re a canny reworking of the hugely profitable but non-interactive fitness videos The workout plays in a window and the

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WHY DON’T XBOX 360 GAMESWORK ON XBOX ONE ?

WHY DON’T XBOX 360

GAMES WORK ON XBOX ONE ?.

Why backwards compatibility is too forward-thinking

  What’s the story ?

Like with all console transitions

your switch from Xbox 360 to Xbox

One won’t be entirely painless.

The biggest pill to swallow is that

your library of Xbox 360 games

won’t be playable on Microsoft’s

next-gen console. Why? Because

the tech isn’t capable. As one lead

programmer at a key Microsoft

studio explained: "The hardware

between the Xbox One and 360

is so radically different that even

emulation won’t be an option".

   Why should I care ? 

Because eight wondrous years of  

   Xbox 360 games – featuring some

of the greatest titles ever made –

will suddenly be blocked from your

new system. But can’t devs port

the games themselves? Not unless

you want them to spend much of

their time working on old games

as opposed to new ones. “There

are some major hardware and

code design issues to take into

consideration before tackling a

project like this,” says our source.

   What happens next ? 

Looks like we’ll have to bite the

bullet. Our source says “there’s little

chance” of backwards compatibility

ever coming to Xbox One. “Getting a

studio to port the code would be a

reasonable task, but it would take

time, especially if they didn’t write

the original game.” That’s not to say

you won’t ever see old games on

Xbox One – another dev told us that

“a fairly substantial bit of tech was

recently ported between consoles

in only a couple of weeks".

Built your own Twitter timelines

Built your own Twitter timelines

 

You can  now create your timeline on Twitter, which are collections of tweets on a particular subject (it works in a similar way to Storify.

You can only build these in TweetDeck .

You can embed the timeline on your website or share a link to it on Twitter

Use facebook Graph Search (new way to search)

Use facebook Graph Search

A new way to search is coming

Facebook's controversial Graph Search is being rolled out gradually to people using Uk English (probabely most of you), letting you use phrases as search terms to produce very specific results. On its blog (Facebook.com). Facebook gives several examples, including "friends of friends who like tennis" and "people who like music that like"

Power up your breakfast

Power up
your breakfast

As the cold weather arrives, pulling yourself out of bed to a breakfast of cereal and ice- cold milk doesn’t
quite hit the spot. Nutrition expert Laura Tilttakes us through five power breakfasts that will provide the warmth
and energy you need to fuel those winter workouts.

The debate over whether you can get away with skipping breakfast rages on, but most experts agree that if your morning starts with a session on the bike you’ll benefit from taking on board some sort of food and drink before you hit the road.Studies also support the notion that breakfast skippers are more likely to be overweight, possibly because this leads to other unhealthy habits such as snacking on sugary foods. And students who skip the first meal of the day display slower speed and accuracy in cognitive and memory-based tasks.In the last few months a number of studies have also found that a higher calorie protein-rich breakfast can help to regulate hunger and support weight loss, which means that it could be worth shifting your intake to include more of your calories earlier in the day. If you do decide to ride fasted, a decent breakfast containing both protein and carbohydrate eaten as soon as possible after you get off the bike will support recovery

WINTER BREAKFAST
ESSENTIALS

 The aim of any pre- ride
breakfast is to top up carbohydrate stores to help
delay fatigue. Shivering during cold weather workouts
accelerates carbohydrate oxidation, which means an
increased demand on your muscle glycogen. Opting for
slow-release carbohydrates such as oats or wholemeal
bread will raise blood glucose slowly, providing
a steady stream of energy, which benefits endurance
performance and energy levels throughout the day.
Including warm foods before and after your ride will help to
maintain body temperature and can motivate you to eat and drink
sufficient quantities. Warm foods also tend to be comforting by
their very nature, and are a more attractive option when you’re
feeling the cold. Try simple swaps such as changing cold
milk for warm milk, and adding baked fruits instead of fresh fruit.
Hot breakfasts do generally take longer to prepare, but most
can be cooked in batches and reheated to save time.
It’s also easy to become dehydrated during cold weather
workouts, as voluntary fluid intake tends to take a nosedive,
so don’t forget to hydrate before you get on the saddle and
maintain regular drinks breaks. Milk and squash can both be
warmed to encourage drive to drink, and green or peppermint
tea is a nice alternative to water in the morning

POWER BREAKFAST Cinnamon porridge with plums and toasted almonds

INGREDIENTS

O 2 plums
O 50g porridge
O 250ml milk
O 1⁄2tsp cinnamon
O Vanilla essence

O 15g flaked almonds

O 1tsp chia seeds
O A drizzle of honey

 

HOW Quarter and stone the plums
and place in a saucepan with two
tablespoons of water, the honey and
vanilla essence and cook on a medium
heat for around 15 minutes until the
skins have split and the plums are soft.
Meanwhile combine the milk with the
porridge oats and cinnamon and cook
to achieve the desired consistency. Top
the porridge with the cooked plums,
chia seeds and flaked almonds.
WHY? Oats provide slow-release
energy and the cinnamon reduces the
chance of a post-meal sugar spike as
it slows digestion and regulates blood
glucose levels. The chia seeds are a
source of omega 3 fatty acids, which
help dampen inflammation. 

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