Can you sweat off fat?

Have you ever weighed yourself before and then after a workout? Depending on how hard you trained, you could have lost anywhere from half to a couple of pounds during your workout. That’s pretty impressive! But, before you go to the bar and celebrate, just stop and think for a moment about what you actually lost.

Your body is made up from lots of different substances and it’s important to differentiate among them. When you hop on the scale, your weight represents the sum total of all the things that make up your body. These include: