The best thing for you to do in that situation is to get her to breathe as slowly and deeply as possible. You see... when you have a bronchospasm during exercise you have two problems. First, is the actual constriction of the bronchioles. Second is large winds through small air spaces cause something called dynamic airway collapse. The effect is sort of like the sound a balloon makes as you let go the end and the air rushes out. Once enough air escapes, the pressure gradient reduces and the airflow becomes more laminar.
So... stop exercise...slow deep breaths. Get inhaler quickly.
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