About a month ago, I was so out of shape that I couldn't run half a block without getting winded. I first started swimming laps, and then in late July I started running.

I figured I couldn't keep being so cavalier about my health. I tend to put off exercising when I'm busy (which is pretty much all the time). So I signed up for a Learn to Run clinic, and am now nearing week 5 of the course.

Of course I'm still out of shape. But I've started to notice small changes. When I'm late for work and am running for the bus or the streetcar, I don't get winded. I still get annoyed when the TTC driver ignores my waving and just drives off, but I don't get out of breath (or at least, not as much).

Pretty cool.