Pros: * Small and light * Charging via USB-C * Effortless pairing with BTLE * Nice app with helpful prompts and hints * Convenient storage tray for unit and extra sticky pads Cons: * Not something you’ll use often after initial training * Can be very annoying while in use My Review: Most of us unknowingly slouch… a lot… without realizing it. This tends to cause back pain or other problems that again, we didn’t know could be easily helped by sitting or standing up straight. That’s where the Upright Go 2 comes in. It can make you more aware when you’re slouching and correct that behavior over time. You can also just wear it to remind you not to slouch (but probably won’t). This tiny, lightweight unit charges up over USB-C and easily pairs to your phone over BTLE. Starting out you just wear it for short periods of time to train your awareness of your posture. After that, you can wear it all day to remind you when you’re slouching. The battery should last about 30 hours of use between charges but keep in mind that it’s not really designed to be worn while you’re sweating or wet so no gym use, no swimming, and definitely no wearing in the shower or out in the rain ;-) The little pod comes with a pack of reusable and replaceable sticky pads so that you can adhere it on the top part of your back where you can comfortably reach. The app is really nice to get you started and make you more aware of your posture. The problem that I noticed while using and training with it was that I rarely sat or stood still while “in training.” I’d bend over to get something or tilt forward to reach for something and the unit would buzz at me to stop slouching even though I wasn’t. This was annoying as I’d really try to maintain my posture but got “corrected” when I was just doing something normal that wasn’t actually slouching. Anyway, this little training device can really help if you’re prone to poor posture. After you’ve raised your awareness of this bad posture, though, the device is not incredibly useful. You probably will not end up wearing it regularly - especially after your training is over. So you get that benefit of the training and then leave it in a drawer until your bad habits drift back and you need a refresher course. If the training aspects seem useful to you, then this device can definitely help you be more aware of bad posture and help you get in the habit of sitting or standing up straight. Once you get that benefit, the device probably will start gathering dust…. unless you can gift it to someone else who might need it.

This Upright GO 2 is dead-simple for those of you looking for a smart device that will assist you in breaking (or at least curbing) that nagging slouching habit you picked up somewhere along the way. And in that capacity, it does the tings you'd pretty much expect something like this device to do once you put it on your back: it vibrates like a tiny cell phone when it senses you've slouched during an awareness/consciousness-raising training session; it vibrates whenever you exceed maximum "slouchyness" for as long as you want to keep it turned on and affixed to your skin; or you can let it silently track your posture and then report back later via app how poorly you really carried yourself throughout the day. Naturally, you can mix and match these functions for personalized training and results, but that's pretty much the extent of things. It's definitely well-designed and user-friendly for what it needs to do, but the GO2 per se really isn't all that mystical in its function or operation. There are no scary electrodes or complicated muscle sensors involved with this trainer--it doesn't care about your body type, weight, or anything about your skeletal structure. In fact, the GO2 doesn't really start off knowing what the "correct" upright posture looks like for you at all. At its heart, it's basically just a Bluetooth-enabled tilt sensor that you zero out at the start of each session/use Then it measures the extent of your movement forward (ONLY!) off the vertical axis...side-slouchers are out of luck, and if you slouch down in your chair or throw yourself WAAAAYYY backwards, the GO2 doesn't seem to care, either. That's not to say it doesn't work--curl/slouch yourself forward from the spot you initially zeroed out and the GO2 will obligingly vibrate (or report a slouch later in the app) after you exceed so many degrees of poor posture after so many seconds have passed. You can customize the physical "slouch threshold" angle and duration in the app, or choose one of three presets that allow progressively more slouch for progressively longer periods of time before setting off the alert: Stationary (extended sitting/standing), Standard (mild movement/activity), and Active (lots of movement). Assuming you've actually set a proper "upright" position to start things off (a mirror or partner can help if you're a poor judge of your own posture even when you ARE trying to straighten out), the GO2 really does do a good job of sensing when you're slouching. In fact, you'll probably be surprised how often you unnecessarily slouch (or you'll become irritated at how often the buzzer confirms that you do indeed have poor posture!)--and the latest firmware improves the sensing routines to accommodate things like stopping to tie your shoe or picking up a box from the floor without setting off the slouch alert/vibration. From a design side, the flattened bean-shaped GO2 sensor is smooth to the touch with a single indentation marking the "everything button" that controls power, adjusts the operating mode, manual upright calibration etc. The backside has a soft-gel, semi-reusable adhesive similar to that on the underside of a TENS unit's electrode. I found mine sticky enough to stay in place all day at office-worker type activity levels; and the stick-um didn't really start to lose adhesion until after about 10-12 days. The package comes with some new adhesives and a guitar-pick shaped scraper to remove the old backing and apply a fresh one. Yes, the adhesive gel snagged a few body hairs on the way off from time to time, but it's not even as aggressive as a Band-Aid, so those of you with lots of body hair probably need not worry. Between uses, the included magnetic case securely holds the GO2 bean in place while accommodating charging via the USB-C port through a thoughtfully provided cutout via the included USB-C cable...personally, I find this little design touch a VERY nice upgrade from the typical, breakage-prone micro-USB connectors featured on so many smart devices these days. Pairing with my iPhone X was simple and took all of a few seconds. The app gives you a user-friendly means of assessing your posture (graphically), changing preferences and device settings including vibration patterns and strength, tracking your progress, giving you little encouraging pop-up messages, reminders, and alerts, etc. And while I grimaced at yet another product's companion app that required me to create a login and password, hats-off to Upright for making it such that you actually don't HAVE to use the companion app to still use the underlying product! Yes, you can adjust posture settings and operating modes of the GO2 bean using the physical "everything button" and still get all the slouch alert vibrations you can tolerate. In sum...the GO2 is actually a very effective, very thorough, very thoughtfully designed, and very accessible package...for as long as you choose to use it. And that's the only rub I see with a product like this. If you have poor posture like I do (and if you don't, why are you here?), the short, app-provided training sessions alone maybe aren't going to cut it. Personally, I'm trying to unlearn decades of poor posture, so simply telling me I slouched for XXX minutes today isn't necessarily effective for changing behavior. To break a habit, I need the GO2's vibrations to help me recognize the problem as it occurs so I can correct it on the spot--like a Pavlovian dog when it hears a bell. But once that mid- to end-of-day work fatigue sets in, I typically get annoyed with the frequent vibrations, or constantly having to adjust between active and stationary modes, and end up switching to tracking mode (which is frankly too depressing for me to keep reviewing) or just turning the GO2 off entirely. Mind you, I'm not faulting the GO2--it's doing EXACTLY what I need it to do and EXACTLY what it's designed to do--this is all me and my horrible, horrible posture! I just didn't realize up front what a tough nut poor posture was going to be to crack and how much will-power, determination, and tolerance it was going to require on my part to make things a success. Yeah, I'm glad I have the GO2 even though I'm often irritated by it doing what I've asked it to do. But, if YOU respond well to tracking/training apps, and that increased sense of self-awareness can help you change and regulate your own behavior accordingly, the GO2 is likely the fix you're going to need for periodic, short-term posture training and re-training. If you require more constant correction and conditioning (as unfortunately I do), just be aware that you may have to overcome some self-inflicted annoyance and "user fatigue" in addition to the poor posture you're trying to tackle at the same time! Recommended...so long as you know what you're getting into.

I am on my third week using The Upright-Go2 Posture trainer. Already this little trainer has made me more aware of my posture. During a training session I am reminded by soft beeps if my posture wavers. Even when I don't have the trainer on I am thinking about my posture while doing everyday chores, walking, sitting, standing, yoga. It also made me aware of just how much core, and back strength it takes to have good posture. I am becoming much stronger in these areas. The app is great too and easy to use. I have had no problems using the sticky pads. They work very well for me. I have used the same one now since I started. Using it about 1.5 hours daily.

So this was actually a replacement for one I had that accidentally ran through the wash after getting stuck to my clothes when I forgot to take it off when going out for a night of partying. Ahem. (( FYI - It is not waterproof/resistant. )) That said, it's so good I invested in a another. Found the Upright because the pandemic moved me into a totally permanent virtual workspace and while I love working from home, I find myself sitting at my desk way more than ever happened in the office. Originally was looking for a back brace or old school posture trainer, but found this new gadget and tried it. Love it. Ties to an app on your devices, device is small and you just stick it on your back with adhesives it comes with. The app lets you monitor your posture, sets goals, and you can use the trainer mode to get a vibration when your posture falls out of form. The new version of the app takes into account you may be bending over or doing something so it doesn't buzz you as often for a moment of picking things up or tying your shoe. When it does go it is not harsh or painful, just a fast vibration that let's you know you've been slumping. Really great tool for keeping your back aligned when sitting for the day at a desk. Want to give it 5 stars but hitting 4 because I think you should keep in mind some of the caveats: - Very small and uses adhesive. Can come loose if you are outside sweating and so it's recommended for indoors. - Comes with adhesive strips. Eventually you will want to get more. You can order them through Upright, and with some app achievements can get coupons. You can also purchase a dongle that let's you wear it on a band; just know you are purchasing these things. - Not waterproof/water resistant. If it gets stuck on your clothes and you don't realize it -- like I did -- a run through the wash will kill it. If you forget it's there and you take a shower you may or may not have problems (depends if it's flooded). Overall, way, way better than having to suit up in a bunch of bands or braces to train your posture. Highly recommend if you can make the investment.

No more slouchy posture. My little Upright Go 2 trainer always makes me aware of my posture and warns me "buzzes" when I slouch. I often sit in lazy posture and do not really pay attention, this ended me up chronically complaining of my back. I was not sure about how worthy this can be but after 2 days of use, I found it very needed and it does help me remember to sit straight in the chair. Great innovation and easy to use, the adhesive strip is reusable and sticks nicely.