Bad posture could be affecting your performance at work — this fitness tracker can help you correct it

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Lumo BodytechLike a lot of people who sit in front of a computer screen all day as part of their job, I have a slouching problem. It’s not so huge a problem that my back aches or my neck feels stiff, but from what I’ve read online, these are both likely outcomes of bad posture when it's sustained over time— along with a host of other negative side effects.

Not all of the possible repercussions are health-related either. Bad posture can also affect how people see you. If your shoulder are persistently slouched, you're not communicating confidence, presence, or openness to your coworkers. This, in turn, could hinder your performance at work.

So in an effort to correct my slumped-ness, I decided to give the Lumo Lift a try over the course of couple weeks. 

A niche type of wearable, the Lumo Lift is a small magnetic sensor that you affix to or under your clothes — the company recommends a snug-fitting shirt to keep the sensor close to your body and placing it right below your collarbone for the optimal results. Once you have it paired with its accompanying app (available for iOS/iPhone, Windows Desktop and select Android devices), you're able to track your standard steps and calories — and pretty accurately — but its prime directive is to stop you from slouching. And this feature is something it does quite well. 

The sensor gently vibrates whenever it detects you falling into poor posture. Depending on the preferences you select in the app, it can get fairly aggressive about it, which may come off as annoying to some wearers. I switched mine to go off after a few minutes of bad posture, as opposed to every 10 seconds. But insistence can be a good thing in cases like this.

As a means for encouraging wearers, Lumo Lift's app also gives you stats on how many consecutive good posture hour you've maintained, and how your performance compares to other users. It wasn't accurate 100% of the time, but you could say the same for most fitness trackers. 

All told, Lumo Lift is not going to do the work and correct your slouching problem for you, but if you want something that’ll make you more mindful about your posture, this clever little wearable should help.

Lumo Lift Posture Coach and Activity Tracker, $79.99, available at Lumo Bodytech. Also available at Amazon.