Quote Originally Posted by md
Merlin, a good tip for asthmatics (I am one) is to do a very very long warm up. Avoid the usual allergens and changes in temperature. Also, interval training is best as the respiratory muscles are really worked and stretched during this. If he still wants to do distance work he should do it after the intervals once he's really warmed up. I hope this helps
Yeh just to touch on the above. Distance work is not as effective for boxing as interval training. Distance running will simply make you good at running marathons/long distances. After a while your body simply adapts to it and his time would be better served doing some interval training which replicates the physical effects of a boxing match much more realistically.