to just say you're no good at running is a cop-out [Unless you have bad knees or some other medical complication that prevents you from being able to run... I'm really not trying to be a douche] it just takes practice. No one who hasn't run [or worked out] in a while is good at running.
As a band-geek in high school my mile time was the maximum time limit.
I hated to run, but I was still a pretty active person. Now I use my parents eliptical machine a few times a week and have an average of about a 9 minute mile doing 4-5 miles in a session. Granted running on a machine isn't as hard [at least for me] as flat out running in the open, but I believe that in time anyone can come around to it. Well, those of us with legs.
Its important to take your time, and start slow. Start taking long walks... start jogging in 2 or 3 minute segments along your route [walking in between] and gradually increase those increments. Soon you'll find yourself just wanting to keep jogging to get it over with faster. Depending on where you live start walking or riding your bike to those close by places you once drove to. Within the past year I've gone from getting gas once a week to filling up every other week just because I gave up driving places in town. I always either walk or ride my bike. I sometimes go all week without getting in my car, and I get out of the house and do things every day.
Also, start doing yoga. Its a [generally] easy and painless way to get yourself feeling healthier and more active, as well as a great way go improve your flexibility, strength, and increase weight loss. Best part is that its fully customizable, and you can do it in the privacy of your own home. There are a lot of great websites with poses and sequences, as well as video demonstrations. Do 30 minutes before bed every night and 30 minutes when you wake up, and I think you'll be surprised at the differences it can make. That will also really help improve your breathing after being a smoker which will help make other exercise less painful.
After you get into it, every time you do yoga start picking up some free weights afterward and doing a short [10 min] workout with those. Many websites have examples of exercises one can do [I know at
bodybuilding.com you can do a search with the muscle you want to work/experience level/available equipment ect.] As with everything else, don't be too intense about it to start out with. Even these little additions to your routine can make a big difference in the long-run.
... wow I rambled for a long time I'm sorry hope I was at least helpful
