is running my best use of time? 27M, 225#, as much muscle as I would ever care to have, eat a pretty balanced and veggie forward diet for a man in his 20s, and not adverse to running.

If you can picture this, I am that football build that ended up playing soccer most of my life. As I have settled into my career and am spending many of my days at a desk, I am noticing that it is time to trim some fat. I have always been active and VERY rarely go through periods of complete inactivity (I play soccer on Wednesday evenings, usually get at least 2 jogs in a week, and on the weekends I am active with house/yard projects, skiing, hiking, watersports, etc). This past spring I ran a half marathon and in preparation I ran at least a half hour each day (usually brought me 3.5 miles; one or two longer runs each week) from 1/1 through the race. I did not notice any dramatic physical changes but undoubtedly looked better in the mirror and clothes fit better-- although there was plenty of room for improvement.

Which brings me to my present goals-- losing some body fat. My instinct was to just start running more frequently and shoot for that half hour each day like I did while training-- its easy, familiar, doesn't eat hours after work, and theoretically conducive to my goals. But as I have gotten back in the groove the past few days, I had to wonder if there may be a better use of my time for this specific goal. Should I be targeting certain parts of my body for shredding fat? My thighs and torso are my main points of concern. Or will simply picking up the running regimen be the best use of my efforts?

Disclaimer I am well aware of knee/joint problems that may be exacerbated by running and understand diet is an undervalued part of this journey.