Upright GO 2 Premium | Posture Trainer & Tracker for Women & Men with Smart App

Why it's worth it

The Upright GO 2 is a coin-sized sensor that sticks to your upper back and buzzes when you slump. It trains awareness instead of holding you in place, and the app turns your posture into a number you can actually watch improve week to week.

The buzz is the whole product, and it works because it's annoying in the right way. You calibrate an upright position, then go about your day. Slouch past that threshold and you get a small vibration between your shoulder blades. It's not painful, but it's impossible to ignore. Owners describe the effect the same way: they start correcting before the vibration even fires, which is the behavior change you're paying for.

Upright's own clinical study reports that users improved upright posture time by 91% after two weeks of daily training, and Tom's Guide found that 78% of its test users had less shoulder tension after three weeks. Treat the vendor number with appropriate skepticism. But Wirecutter's four-week user trial pointed the same way — smart trainers produced more durable posture awareness than passive braces, which showed backsliding once people took them off.

From our review of 6 posture correctors for desk workers, by Eleanor Vance, Health & Beauty Editor

What we like

• +The buzz is the whole product, and it works because it's annoying in the right way
• +Upright's own clinical study reports that users improved upright posture time by 91% after two weeks of daily training, and…
• +It disappears under clothing
• +Training mode matters more than tracking mode

What to know

• –The adhesives are the weak link, and they're consumable
• –Setup frustrates people
• –It gives you zero physical support