Straighten Up: The Best Posture Correctors and Exercises to Improve Your Health

Improve your posture with these gadgets, exercises, and DIY tricks. From posture correctors to yoga straps, we've got you covered.

The Best Posture Correctors to Put a Stop to Your Slouch

Improve your posture with these gadgets and exercises

Are you tired of hunching over your desk and phone for hours on end? We’ve rounded up the best gadgets, a DIY trick, and even some yoga advice to help you straighten up and improve your posture.

Best Overall

The Upright Go S Lite Posture Corrector Trainer remains the best option for four years running. It’s easy to use and safe, working by vibrating when you hunch over for too long. It’s like someone tapping you on the shoulder every time you slouch. Just place this little rectangle on your back - either via adhesive strips or on the necklace - calibrate it through the app, and forget about it. You can change the length and intensity of the vibrations within the app, as well as track your slouching habits without vibrations if you want to see some humbling data on just how bad your posture is.

The Upright Go S Lite Posture Corrector Trainer

Get a Laptop Stand

If you work at a desk, a simple change is to set it up to be as ergonomically comfortable as possible. That usually starts with a laptop stand, because with your screen at eye level, it reduces the need to slouch over it. Our favorite laptop stand is the Branch Adjustable Laptop Stand.

A laptop stand can help improve your posture

If You Want to Try a Shoulder Brace

We prefer Upright Go devices over other correctors because they pose no risk to your muscles. Some users wrongly use braces so tight and so frequently that they’re nearly the only thing holding them up. That will weaken your muscles in the long run and make your slouching way worse. The BackEmbrace Posture Corrector isn’t rigid like the type of back brace someone may need after an injury, but you should still be cautious.

The BackEmbrace Posture Corrector

A Great Posture Bra

If you can cover the cost, the Etalon Posture Bra is a much more preferable option over a brace. It looks intense with its many straps, but it works well. It doesn’t make slouching a comfortable position, but it also isn’t so rigid that it’s overpowering my muscles.

The Etalon Posture Bra

A Pop-Star-Approved Bra

The many straps on Etalon’s bra could make it too bulky under clothing if you need to go out in public. For those times, I loved Forme’s Power Bra. For what it’s worth, we tried this before Taylor Swift was spotted in it (not saying we started the trend, but …); she clearly has great taste.

The Forme Power Bra

A DIY Option

If you already own a long yoga strap, you can easily make your own shoulder strap posture brace for temporary use - a yoga teacher recommended this to me for use during a class. If you don’t have one, this is a good, affordable option, but all of them work basically the same.

A yoga strap can be used as a DIY posture corrector

Try Yoga and Other Exercises

A lot of life’s problems annoyingly seem to be remedied by exercise. Living a sedentary lifestyle may add to your posture problem, so simply getting active could be the answer. Exercise can help improve your posture and overall health.

Exercise can help improve your posture

Do You Need a Posture Corrector?

What Causes Bad Form

A lot of us start to hunch because we’re working on a laptop or looking down at our phones all day. The writers at the Natural Posture explain that poor posture - sitting with your shoulders forward - causes the soft muscles in your chest to get tight, which in turn makes it feel uncomfortable to sit up straight. If you can remind yourself to sit up without buying anything, don’t waste your money, but some of us need a reminder.

Good posture is essential for our overall health