First Team FT4030S Soccer Upright Square Padding 30" Adder (Pair), Price/PR

Been using the Upright Go 2 for a while now. I'm pretty pleased with it overall. I tried the adhesives until I ran out then transitioned to the necklace. The adhesives are really expensive if you plan on wearing this thing all day. In terms of reliability, it works well. In order to get it to connect to the phone app reliably, you have to press the button on the sensor to wake it up and wait a few seconds. The app is really polished, and I don't blame it for Bluetooth LE connectivity issues -- this affects many body-worn sensors. But apart from setting things like vibration alerts and the frequency, the app is really optional and not required to use the sensor. Just get up in the morning, attach it, and press the button once to wake it, and twice to calibrate it. Supposedly it auto-calibrates, and I can't say whether that's true. I don't know the length of time it takes to detect bad posture versus needing to recalibrate. I use a USB-C magnetic connector reduce wear-and-tear on the charging port. It uses the USB-C port to connect to the necklace as well, so I wanted to be extra cautious. So far, no issues with the battery.

I was really surprised at how many times the alarm went off when my posture was not right. I was slouching quite a bit, especially when I was concentrating on my work. This is a very good device to improve posture.

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 wanted a product that worked with me to keep good posture . My posture wasnt terrible but I knew I could do better. The impetus was beginning to use a walker. I had seen friends gradually bending over instead of keeping good posture...and decided that was not going to be me. It is easy to charge at night. I do use the lanyard.. I get compliments on my posture and I smile. The little buzz is a gentle remminder

I originally gave this a 1 star because I couldn't find the setting to adjust the Upright Range and by default it's set to like a 90 degree angle. Once I adjusted it to be more aggressive it's really been helpful. I wore it while shoveling snow the other day and it kept buzzing, reminding me to lift with my legs.

This has been incredibly helpful to me. I never realize how much I hunch over until I have a significant amount of pain at the end of the day. This has helped train core muscles by reminding me adjust my posture. It does only alert when you have gone forward past a certain point and not just slumping your shoulders forward, but since I do both, it has helped tremendously.