Q: What is the difference between burning fat and burning calories? If you burn 400 calories in one workout session aren't you just burning 400 of the 3500 calories that are in a pound of your fat or is that wrong?

A: NO! There's a huge difference between burning calories and burning fat and it's very important to fully understand it. Your body does not just burn fat for calories. It also burns muscle! Depending on the combination of diet, exercise, age, physical condition, health, etc. your body may well burn more muscle than fat for energy, leaving you weaker, with lower metabolism, but with nearly as much fat as before, and MORE vulnerable to gaining new fat.

If I had to describe all my advice and articles in one phrase it would be: HOW TO BURN FAT AND NOT BURN MUSCLE! Also please check out http://www.mikesfitness.com/content/burning-calories-muscle-cardio for more on this subject.