Everyone wants to lose fat and shape up! But seriously, the amount of your bodyfat you have gives no indication of athletic ability. For example, someone with a chubby body (no six pack abs), could be aerobically fit and be able to run say, six rounds of a field without getting out of breath.
What's the point?
1) Focus on various aspects of fitness - strength, cardiovascular, endurance, mobility, etc. Instead of always doing strength training, try to add some variety such as brisk walking, stationary bike, riding a bicycle. Or try something for mobility of your joints - taichi, stretching, etc.
2) Try something to improve your agility and coordination. This will be challenging if you haven't played any real sport (gym doesn't count!) - soccer, futsal, martial arts, etc. It may be frustrating as you learn the skills, but it is also fun and you can burn some calories too.
For martial arts, try shadow boxing as a first step to learn simple coordination. For example, take a look here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnK-xRCFqbU
For overall sports agility, there are numerous videos on Youtube. Try this, all you need is an empty space. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcaU01yXMGM
As always, keep your goals realistic! You're not a professional athlete, so don't attempt to go full speed. :0
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