# Personal Neck Posture Wearables The ALEX+ is a Gadget That Improves Posture in Three Weeks By Mishal Omar | Published 2017-05-11 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neck-posture References: [kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/891603560/alex-perfect-posture-in-21-days) & [alexposture](http://alexposture.com/) The ALEX+ is a wearable that was designed to improve people's neck posture in just 21 days, a tool that many in this day and age would require. The wearable is a simple, relatively non-intrusive gadget that sits at the base of the neck like a reverse headband. It offers the wearer reminders, exercises and tracking capabilities with an accompanying app to ensure that they are sitting with their heads straight. When the ALEX+ detects that the wearer is slouching, it vibrates gently so that they can readjust their neck posture. This wearable was created in response to many people's lifestyles today – with all the time consumers spend working on their computers and looking down at their phones, improper posture has become a widespread problem. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.8/10 - Popularity: 98% | Activity: 97% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Personal Neck Posture Wearables:** The ALEX+ wearable is a disruptive innovation opportunity that addresses the widespread problem of improper posture caused by excessive screen usage. - **Improving Neck Posture:** The ALEX+ gadget presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the trend of improving neck posture for individuals who spend long hours working on computers and looking down at their phones. - **21-day Posture Correction:** The ALEX+ wearable provides a disruptive innovation opportunity by offering a time-efficient solution to improve neck posture in just 21 days. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Wearable Technology:** The ALEX+ wearable falls within the wearable technology industry and presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in improving neck posture. - **Health and Wellness:** The ALEX+ gadget is relevant to the health and wellness industry, offering a disruptive innovation opportunity in addressing poor neck posture caused by technology usage. - **Fitness and Rehabilitation:** The ALEX+ wearable is applicable to the fitness and rehabilitation industry, providing a disruptive innovation opportunity for individuals seeking to improve their neck posture. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Posture Tracking Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/necklife.md) - [Posture Correction Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neckfit1.md) - [AI-Powered Posture Correctors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/czur-mirror.md) - [Smart Posture Support Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neurasit.md) - [Visualized Desktop Posture Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/posturemonitoring-desk-accessory.md) - [Posture-Fixing Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/break.md) - [Posture Correction Exercises](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neckfit.md) - [Back Pain-Alleviating Braces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cayatch-posture-corrector.md) - [Posture-Analyzing Desk Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/desk-assistant.md)