Best posture monitors and correctors
“Sit up straight!”, “Don’t slouch!”. We’ve all heard these words from our parents more than once while growing up. But why is posture important? Why is poor posture a problem? What are the best posture correctors?
The term posture is used to describe how your body is positioned when you’re sitting, standing and lying down. Good posture means your bones are in alignment and your muscles, joints and ligaments can work as nature intended. It means your vital organs are in the right position and can function at peak efficiency.
Bad posture can cause more problems than most people realise. One in two Americans have some sort of musculoskeletal condition, costing costing an estimated $170 billion in annual treatment. Expenditures in lost wages are estimated to average over $850 billion.
Did you know that just fifteen minutes reading or typing when using the wrong positions exhausts the muscles of your neck, shoulders and upper back? This can cause tension, neck pain, discomfort, shoulder pain, aches, lower back pain and more unwanted effects.
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Good posture results in doing things with more energy, less stress and fatigue. It portrays a more confident image, breathing becomes easier and deeper, it helps your muscles and joints, it nurtures a healthy spine and it improves circulation and digestion.
We’re a health conscious society today and better posture is a part of it. Even for younger people, how you carry yourself when working, relaxing or playing can have big effects. To help you improve your posture, we’ve pulled together a list of the best posture correctors. These wearables will help train your body into sitting properly and hopefully help you avoid the need for physical therapy.
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UpRight Go 2 | Lumo Lift | Sense-U | Zikto Walk | Mevics
UpRight Go 2
Now under the DarioHealth Corp umbrella, Upright manufactures the best known smart posture correction gadgets you can buy today. Now on its third generation, Upright Go 2 is a small, comfortable and discreet device that attaches to your back with a hypoallergenic adhesive. The company has turned to crowdfunding twice in the past to develop its products, which have since gone on to become amongst the most popular wearables for correcting bad posture.
The original device was primarily intended to correct your lower-back position while sitting down. Upright Go and now Go 2 are smaller, they attach to the upper back, are more affordable, and are designed for on-the-go lifestyles. This means it is easy to get in the habit of wearing it – you can use them while sitting, standing, walking or driving.
The newest edition is sleeker looking, more sensitive and it has 3 times longer battery life than its predecessor. This amounts to up to 3 day of use. It also fits more comfortably on the spine, thanks to its larger adhesive. The sensor has also been upgraded to provide more precise monitoring and better feedback.
In 2021, the company unveiled Upright Go S making perfecting your posture more affordable than before. This is a small, comfortable and discreet device that attaches to your upper back with a reusable, hypoallergenic adhesive. The tracker is designed for on-the-go lifestyles monitoring your posture while you are sitting, standing, walking or driving.
Lumo Lift
Lumo Lift is not your average wearable although it does keep tabs on steps taken, distance travelled and calories burned. This gadget tracks core position, upper body position and other nuances of posture.
Lumo Lift is made up of two tiny lightweight devices, the tracker and a small, square magnetic plate. The
polycarbonate tracker houses the internal components, while the plate holds the Lift in place on your clothes. Most people will mistake it for a fashion accessory so it seamlessly fits into your lifestyle.
According to Lumo, the Lift works by “detecting curvature at the top of your spine, in addition to the positioning of your shoulders, chest, and upper back.” Using angle displacement as a measure, the biomechanics monitoring sensors in the device allow for the Lumo Lift to know when your body slouches, and gently vibrates to let you know.
Sense-U
Similar to Lumo Lift, Sense-U Clip is a posture trainer that attaches magnetically to your clothes. Just clip it on and you’ll get vibration reminders whenever you slouch. That’s all there is to it. It helps correct posture based on proper balance and comfort.
The accompanying smartphone app allows you to set daily and weekly posture training plans and follow your progress over time. The company behind the wearable says the gizmo can improve posture in just 10 days.
Sense-U Clip also doubles up as an activity tracker. It will monitor your steps, distance and calories burned to motivate you to stay active. It even keeps tabs on your sleep statistics.
Zikto Walk
Zikto is a virtual coach that analyzes your natural walking movements and sends a gentle vibration alarm to your wrist whenever imbalance is detected. It can also be used as a basic activity tracker on the top of the call/sms information functions.
As we walk, our arms swing in a symmetrical motion to maintain optimal body balance. Zikto has a built-in gyroscope that detects subtle variations in this motion, together with an accelerometer that measures the swing speed at which we are walking. Based on these measurements, the tracker gives a gentle reminder with a vibration on your wrist when you have bad walking posture, such as looking at a smartphone, putting hands in pockets, or hunching your back.
Zikto Walk also detects your body balance. Normally, you wear the device on your preferred side. If you wear it on the other arm once a week or month, Zikto Walk collects and compares data from both. It then isolates core areas of the body that need correcting and recommends various exercises to strengthen core muscle groups to avoid further complication or injury.
Mevics
Mevics is minimalist and inconspicuous and also doubles up as a basic activity tracker monitoring physical activity throughout the day.
The capsule-like device adheres to your clothing via a magnetic fastener. When it determines you have begun to slouch, it will alert you with a gentle vibration thereby nagging you to sit up straight. Because its hardly noticeable, Mevics is a perfect fit for those who work in a professional setting. The company says the wearable is also great for children, allowing parents to keep an eye on their development.
Mevics is still in development so is only available to pre-order.
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Limo lift not working as a company any more. Great shame as it was a good device whilst it lasted.
Easy to sit up straight
I am an avid crocheter and I notice all the time that I hunch into my work after a while. It causes me to have neck and arm fatigue pretty quickly and I stop working on my project. I decided it was worth a shot to try out a posture corrector and chose for it’s compact size and ease of use. I like that It will adjust and allow me to have freedom of motion while still keeping me sitting with proper posture. I now use it after work as well to help with muscle and body fatigue after a long day.