Strength training will increase the amount of muscle tissue, and muscle tissue burns calories at a faster rate than any other tissue. Aerobic training will burn

Strength training will increase the amount of muscle tissue, and muscle tissue burns calories at a faster rate than any other tissue. Aerobic training will burn calories faster, but losing both fat and muscle. The result is that you might loose weight with aerobic training alone, but you will gain a lot more fat when you quit training, because you will have less muscle than before. So, the right choice is to build muscle with strength training AND burn fat with aerobic training.