What type of exercise is most effective for weight loss – strength training or cardio?
Definitely strength training. That is how you lose the inches and drop sizes. I try to not let my clients weight in. We take measurements and I explain that they will be adding muscle and losing fat, but that muscle is more dense than fat. Muscle will also raise their resting metabolic rate which is important and muscle will help preserve or increase bone density.
They are always amazed when they lose inches and a pants size without dropping a pound!