Join Jono Carroll as he unleashes a furious flurry of punches on the heavy bag during an intense home workout session.

Boxing is a full-body workout. Deceptively so — you’re just moving your arms, how tough could it be, right? But if you’re throwing a punch correctly, you’re putting your entire body into that motion.

A new Salvation Army youth tutoring program is betting on an old character-building concept: hit the books, then hit the bag. The pilot program, launched in October with nine boys mainly from Comstock ...