LUMOback Helps With Your Bad Posture

If you are like some of us who work in front of a computer a lot, your posture tends to not be very good after you have been at it for a long time. For those who write code, long hours of keyboarding often means slouching the longer you work. We know that we should pay attention and keep our posture at the correct position. But, that requires paying attention to that. Not something many of us are going to remember. Now, there is some technology which can help you maintain the correct posture when sitting.

This comes as the LUMOback sensor which when combined with the associated iOS app provides you with the necessary feedback to aid in keeping your posture correct. The two items together are the key to this. The sensor is contained in a belt which you wear around your waist and it can identify your posture along with whether you are walking or running as well. The sensor can communicate wirelessly to either your iPhone or iPad via Bluetooth. And the LUMOback sensor is about the size of a credit card. This sensor presses against your back to measure your posture and communicate that back to the iOS app.

As with any technology which communicates with your mobile device, the LUMOback is powered by a battery. Using a standard micoUSB cable, you charge the battery up which should last about 4 days before needing to be charged. The battery usage, other than Bluetooth communication, is used for vibrating the sensor to tell you your posture is incorrect and should be adjusted. The vibrating belt is going to help retrain you to have good posture.

The LUMOback is not a cheap product, coming in at $149 and two sizes. But, things related to health often have some expense to them and a lot of value to be provided. The Nike Fuel band comes in at the same price. The one draw back that we see to the LUMOback is the limitation of only having it available for Android mobile devices. There are a number of reports they are working on the issue and we can expect to see the Android app for the LUMOback in the coming months.