Upright GO2 Premium | Posture Corrector Trainer & Tracker for Women & Men with Smart App

I'm hesitant to write this review since I've only been using it for a month now, but I think there is more than enough improvement to do so.I want to mention that this may sound like a glowing review. It is in no way sponsored. Just my experience, and I am very happy with it.TLDR: It very much worked for me.This review is longer than I wanted but I think has useful info. It is broken up into how it affected me, and then the device itself at the bottom.--------- Effect:I've had neck issues for many years now. Part of it is a C3 neck issue and part is from being on the computer a vast majority of my day.It feels like a clamp was attached to my traps. My doctor says they are muscle spasms. I knew my posture was off both standing and sitting.I have tried many solutions such as a chiropractor, TENS, door traction, the foam neck wraps, and even the neck immobilizers. The latter works well, but is constricting for daily use and can weaken muscles.I can say that after a month of use, this has seriously improved my posture and alleviated the huge amount of my pain. I am honestly surprised. I notice that I am now sitting in an upright position rather than a bit of a slouch.I want to mention that this does not detect slouching backwards in a chair. However, since I'm more conscious about my posture, I find myself correcting that too. The bonus is that you can lean back in a chair without it incorrectly going off.After the first week of use, my neck started feeling a little sore as if I had worked out slightly. This was different from my normal neck pain. Then my upper back started feeling like that. Then my neck again. I am 90% sure this was because I was getting back into the correct position and putting more load on the muscles that should have been used.As of right now, a huge amount of my pain is gone. I am so much more aware of when I get into a bad position. Since my neck pain is no longer taking so much of my concentration, I find I am working on my other pains such as extending my arm too much when using the mouse.There are times when I am very tired and I realize I am leaning forward, and the device alerts me.Sometimes I will think that I'm fine to not wear it. But most of the time I think better of it and wear it. Then I am surprised that it notifies me that I am indeed out of alignment. Now I'm better about wearing it consistently.All of that to say, I am actually surprised how well it works and would recommend it.--------- Device:The device itself is small and lightweight. I often don't even realize I'm wearing it. I have the necklace that attaches to it instead of using the adhesive because I was removing it so often and the adhesive doesn't work well with sweat. The case does have a nice raised bump surface, so when putting device in the case, it will extend the life of the adhesive sticker for reuse. The adhesive is easy to pull off and feels like the same type of gel sticker that TENS pads use. The review for the necklace will be on that that product's page.I really don't even notice it is there because it fits between my shoulder blades and it is flat and gradually rounded. I notice less now that I'm not rounding my shoulders.It comes with an app that is easy to use. It shows the settings of the device and a circle indicating the posture it is detecting. It also has other useful items like tips and stretches.When the user is out of position, it will give a small two pulse vibration and then wait a little bit and do it again. The app has the option to set how long it waits to notify the user they are out of position. I've kept it on a 15 second delay.The battery life has been about the 60 hour claim that they make.What I do not like is that it has a light on it that is blinks on and off every couple of seconds, even when wearing it. My concern is that the blinking will show through my shirt. However, a workaround is to put something opaque like electrical tape over the light.When I put it on, I do often have to calibrate it, which makes sense.Possible Improvements:The vibrations can be a little confusing when turning it on, but not a big deal. For instance, when turning on it is a short vibration. However, that feels like the same vibration as when the notification is disable. Enabling the notification is a longer vibration. So when I turn it on, I press it, feel the vibration, press again to see if I feel the long vibration. If not, press it again. Not a huge deal, but something that should be improved.I mention this because there have been several times that I disabled the notification and wondered why I hadn't felt anything in a while.

I absolutely love this product. The Upright GO2 is actually my second one, and it's still awesome - I'll explain my journey with the product below.I have ALWAYS had bad posture. Both of my parents have poor posture, so some is probably genetic and some is probably learned (it took a long time for me to not slouch around people shorter than me for example).I bought my first Upright Go in around 2018 (I could be a little off on the timing). I loved it. I did have to sometimes recalibrate it when switching between sitting and standing at my desk, but it was super easy to do that. My posture significantly improved from wearing it. In late 2019 I broke my back, and therefore didn't need the Upright GO anymore. I couldn't sit comfortably for quite awhile, and had a hard back brace, plus was told to avoid leaning forward. Basically, if you REALLY want to improve your posture quickly, wear a hard back brace, and be told if you lean forward or slouch you could end up needing surgery :) I must have given away the Upright GO - I don't remember exactly what I did with it, but I know I decided I didn't need it.Well, fast forward 5 years, add a baby and years of work from home, and my posture had regressed quite a bit. In fact, I have severe TMJ dysfunction likely as a result of my posture. I've spent the last year working with an upper cervical-specializing chiropractor, a TMJ-specializing dentist, doing tons of yoga and bodywork, lots of rounds of botox in my masseter and other jaw-connecting muscles, etc. Then recently I thought - what about that thing I used to wear on my back that helped my posture so much??I ordered the Upright GO2 last week, started wearing it a few days ago, and already feel so much better! My core and back muscles are SORE - but that's a good thing. I know that my issue with posture is that the front of my body is too tight, and the back of my body is weak, plus my core needs work. Being constantly reminded to stay straight is working the weak muscles and forcing me to stretch the tight ones. I'm SO happy.Here's my list of suggestions for new users:1. Focus on CORRECT posture - use your core to lift your rib cage and lengthen your spine, and relax your shoulders down and back. The old 'pull your shoulders back' is just wrong - it's not at all about pulling, it's about finding the right position and relaxing.2. Stretch! The muscles that have been holding you in bad posture are tight. You'll know where those are when you start to correct your posture. For me it's my pecs, my biceps, and the front of my neck. It's important to stretch throughout the day to help alleviate the tightness.3. This is one tool in your toolkit. I do think that this is an AMAZING tool. if you can't afford regular chiropractic care, but you can pull together enough for this tool, you can still have significant improvement. That said, if you can afford a chiropractor and/or bodywork, do that too. They are very complementary.4. Be consistent. It's hard to be consistent, but it's important, and worth it in the end.Wow- I've never written so much about a product... I guess that says something. Hopefully this is obvious, but I've been in no way incentivized to write this - I'm just a fan. I hope to update this review at some point with even more progress, especially with my TMJ pain.

I was really excited to get this item and start improving my back health and posture right away. First thing you realize out of the box, is it comes with a USB-C to USB-C charging cable. Who uses this? Their company may find it a brilliant idea to use a charging cable that is not a major industry standard, but I do not. Between Apple and Samsung, they have 54% of market share of mobile phones. That means 54% of all chargers or Apple and Samsung as well. What is it they provide again?Emailed Martin at Upright, and he was no help at all. He sent me a link to where I can get this charger on Amazon, but it will take more than 2 weeks to get it because nobody uses this stupid connector.So, I'm already frustrated because this item only has a 10% charge in it, so I probably can't use it even for a full day. Next my girlfriend and I go through the steps to get it set up and going. We shave a little area of my back, clean it, and then re-clean the area with the alcohol wipe that they provided. Stick it on, get it calibrated and go for a walk.I'm pretty excited about this because I'm doing well and not getting buzzed for bad posture at all. I go to feel for it, and realize the crappy glue pads suck and the item fell off somewhere during my walk. I went back and found it and it had fallen off within the first five minutes of my walk. I'm lucky I found it of that would have been $80 out the window through no fault of my own. Also the Upright GO-2 just feels cheap and crappy. Made to break I would say.So far, I say 2 thumbs down way down.