Active PT

Active PT Active PT believes in their patients and empowers them through evidence-based exercise to reach their goals.

03/24/2026

Exercises for the knee: Balance

Having good muscle-brain coordination is important for a healthy knee so here’s two of our favorites. Even though there’s just two exercises, they both have multiple parts to them.

1. Star Excursion: Stand on one foot and touch the other foot on a spot in front of you, to the back-side, and then reach past midline to the opposite side. Repeat.

2. Alternating Standing Toe Touch: Stand on one foot and with one hand, reach down and touch your toe. Stand back up and then use the other hand to touch the toe. Repeat.

03/19/2026

Exercises for the knee: Hips Part 2

Because we know hips are an important part of a healthy knee, here’s a good quadriped (on all fours) hip routine:

1. Quadriped Bent Knee Raise: On the floor, get into a hands and knees position. Lift one foot in the air, keeping knee bent. Make sure that hips stay square and you don’t shift one direction or the other. Lower foot down and repeat.

2. Quadriped Straight Knee Raise: On the floor, get into a hands and knees position. Lift one foot in the air, keeping knee straight. Make sure that hips stay square and you don’t shift one direction or the other. Lower foot down and repeat.

3. Quadriped Fire Hydrants: On the floor, get into a hands and knees position. Lift one knee to the side, keeping knee bent. Make sure that hips stay square and you don’t shift one direction or the other. Lower knee down and repeat.

4. Quadriped Straight Knee Abductions: On the floor, get into a hands and knees position. Lift one foot in the air, keeping knee straight, and kick the foot out away from your body. Make sure that hips stay square and you don’t shift one direction or the other. Return to starting position and repeat.

03/12/2026

Exercises for the knee: Quads

Your quadriceps is made up of four (quad!) muscles. Here are some simple exercises to strengthen the quadriceps. Don’t be fooled by how easy they look!

1. Quad sets: While sitting, tighten the quad muscle and hold. Think about pushing your knee into the ground as you tighten your quad muscles.

2. Quad set with leg raise: While sitting, tighten the quad muscle and lift the same leg into the air. Lower and repeat.

3. Banded Knee Extensions: Stand and put a band around a steady object and behind your knee. Tighten your quad muscle and straighten your knee. Hold for a count then relax. Repeat several times.

Extra credit

4. Wall Squats: OH THE BURN. Lower yourself into a squat position with your back on the wall. Hold. Stand back up and repeat.

12/16/2025

Are you ready for the un-modified bird-dog? Let’s go!

Start in an all fours position on hands and knees. Set your core by exhaling, drawing belly button to your spine and extend one leg out away from body and opposite arm out, and bring back to starting position. Inhale relax, then exhale and repeat again.

Go slow and controlled, and make sure that your hips, shoulders or midsection are not shifting to the side.

One way to make sure you’re being honest is to place an object on your back and it should keep steady the whole time!

A National cohort study of… wait for it… 416,420 US adults found that the minimum effective dose of aerobic physical act...
09/06/2022

A National cohort study of… wait for it… 416,420 US adults found that the minimum effective dose of aerobic physical activity for significant mortality risk reduction was ONLY 1 hour a WEEK!

Additional mortality risk reduction was observed up to 3 hours/week. For older adults only small decreases in mortality risk were observed past 3 hours/week.

I think many times we think we have to go super long or hard to get any health benefits, but just a 15-30 minute walk in everyday reduces your risk of mortality!

As the weather cools down this is the perfect time to get outside, enjoy the morning sun or end your day with an after dinner walk with Fido for great health benefits!

09/01/2022

As if we needed more research showing the benefits of physical activity… here we are again!

Another study examined the effects of light physical activity (walking, standing, step counts) and sedentary time on mortality.

The more active you are, there seems to be a correlation to increased longevity. The study even found that this was even the case when controlling for those who reported a genetic predisposition for longevity.

What you do with your body matters!

08/25/2022

Hot off the press!

A meta-analysis was done to see whether resistance training had any effect on quality of life, depression, muscle strength and functional exercise in older adults over the age of 60.

We’ve got good news for you—while this study only looked at 21 studies and the findings aren’t set in stone—the initial results are looking great for resistance training!

They found that resistance training significantly improved:

-physical functioning
-mental health
-bodily pain
-general health
-social functioning
-mental component scores
-depression
-upper limb strength
-lower limb strength
-handgrip strength

Tell your favorite 60+ that resistance training can improve most domains of quality of life!

Need some help getting active? We’re here for you- send us a DM or call/text 614.850.0500 💪

Bone health won't prevent a fall, but if you fall, it might prevent breaking a hip or other bone.⁠⁠Here are 5 ways to in...
07/21/2022

Bone health won't prevent a fall, but if you fall, it might prevent breaking a hip or other bone.⁠
⁠
Here are 5 ways to increase bone health and strength!⁠
⁠
1. Make sure to get enough calcium and vitamin D⁠
⁠
2. Get the recommended physical activity per week, 150 minutes/week.⁠
⁠
3. Don't smoke--it decreases bone mass and increases the chance of fractures.⁠
⁠
4. Limit alcohol intake--just like smoking, it decreases bone mass and increases the chance of fractures.⁠
⁠
5. Maintain a healthy weight, being underweight increases the risk of bone loss and broken bones.⁠
⁠
How many of the five are you good on?

Address

15 W. 6th Street
Columbus, OH
41071

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 7pm
Tuesday 7am - 7pm
Wednesday 7am - 7pm
Thursday 7am - 7pm
Friday 7am - 1pm

Telephone

+16148500500

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Active PT posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Active PT:

Shortcuts

Share

Category