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Although the many varieties of squats and lunges are great for shaping up your glutes, they can be a harder on the knees for some people. But there are ways to achieve the same goal of getting your behind in its best shape using low-impact exercise, which doesn’t put pressure on your joints. Try these three variations on the “glute bridge” to help tone up your backside and legs using your core. As an added bonus, they also help strengthen your lower back. Follow fitness expert Taylor Gainor’s step-by-step directions for these low-impact, high-intensity mat exercises below.

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The bathroom can be one of the busiest rooms in the house and it’s often where we take care of our daily health and beauty. Sometimes, it’s also the preferred place for mold to take up regular residence when it stays too moist or stagnant. Leftover water from showers and baths, as well as hidden sources of water that build up when there’s a leak or poor ventilation, can lead to mildew and mold – which you may not always notice if it’s lurking in deeper corners or behind walls. What starts off as soap scum or a layer of mildew can eventually turn into darker mold, if it’s not removed.

Most bathroom mildew and mold is more unsightly than dangerous. But, people who are sick, have allergies, asthma or other respiratory sensitivities may react to mold spores that break off in the air. Read more about the different kinds of mold you find in the bathroom and how to clean up to improve not only the look, but also the air in your bathroom.

Even when we know people’s names, why do we go for days without using them? By using someone’s name, you help them feel seen and acknowledged — and that’s an act of kindness. According to kindness.org’s research in collaboration with the University of Oxford, doing a kind act increases happiness, well-being, trust and compassion. And it can have the same powerful effect on those who receive the act. Try it, and put a smile on both your faces.