I’ve been trying to exercise a lot lately. I’m participating in a 10 week fall challenge that Fit Yummy Mummy is sponsoring right now. The workouts take just 15 minutes a day, so it’s very doable for a busy mom. So far I’ve lost 4 pounds, so I’m happy with that! My husband and I have also been trying to train for a 5K. I’ve never ran in my life, so I think my first 5K will consist of running and walking. 
Our oldest son really wants to go with me, so we will let husband/daddy run and I’ll run/walk with our son.
With all this exercise I’ve been trying to drink a lot of water! It’s very important to me that I drink good water. Growing up we always either bought water from the health food store, or we drank water from a filter at home. Once I was married, I found that I just didn’t drink very much water unless I still purchased water from the health food store as the taste was so different. So for almost 10 years now my sweet husband has been filling up huge jugs of water for me to drink. It’s the little things that make you aware of how much someone loves you.
A few years ago I started hearing about Berkey Water systems. My sister and brother in law purchased a large system last year and they are very pleased with how well it works. I was recently sent a sport water bottle to try from The Bulk Herb Store (one of my favorite health stores online!), and I think the concept is so neat.
You fill the water bottle up with whatever water you have around you. I’ve even seen videos of people using stream water! There is a small filter inside the bottle that the water goes through. This filter removes unwanted extras such as aluminum, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, and other dangerous heavy metals.
The Berkey Sport Water bottle has a shelf life of 50 years! You can replace the filter after using it 640 times with normal tap water! That’s a lot of refills.
Overall I’ve been very happy with the water bottle. I took it on a church retreat and happily filled it up, even at a gross bathroom faucet, knowing that it would come through filtered. My only complaint is that the water does not come through as fast as I would like, but I have to remind myself that it’s being filtered so it goes through a step before reaching my mouth. You can either squeeze the water bottle or just suck through the straw. I normally squeeze it, which works well.
You can purchase the Sport Berkey Water Bottle for $37.00 at The Bulk Herb Store. Or you can win one here at the blog! Enter below to win your own water bottle.
Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
It all depends if I can find my water bottle!
I use both a water bottle and a cup depending on what I am doing
I love Berkey, I have the Royal Berkey and love it, but would really like to have the travel bottle!!
I drink out of both- cup at home, canteen on the road.
Thank you for hosting!
This looks great. Right now we use water bottles to make sure we drink the right amount each day.
Usually from a cup
This looks neat! I use water bottles when I’m out, but cups when I’m at home. Would be handy to have!
I like to drink from a bottle, which is actually a Starbucks reusable cup. It’s a big cup so I refill throughout the day.
Hi,
I usually just drink from a cup everyday. Thanks for the chance to win the water bottle!
This looks really neat!
We just drink from a cup all day, unless we’re out, we always have a water bottle with us.
I love my Berkey water bottle! Anywhere I go I carry it with me! Chlorinated tap water makes me sick so this bottle is a great help in that regard! This bottle is wonderful, but I agree the straw and filter are very slow. But it is worth it!
I use a reuseable water bottle, but have been wanting a Berkey for a long, long time! What a great giveaway!
Hello, I like drinking from water bottles.
I drink out of a glass all day, but I’d love to have a good water bottle. I usually carry a glass jar with me while traveling since I’m not a fan of water getting hot in plastic.
I do use a water bottle. They seem to encourage me to drink more.
I use glasses to drink from indoors…but when doing yard work/chores outside or going to an exercise class, I use a water bottle!
I usually use the same cup all day to save on dishes, but when we are going out, I fill up glass jars with our home’s filtered water. A bottle like this would be a neat convenience!
I use a cup all day since I’m normally at home but am desperately in need of a good water bottle for traveling
It depends on if we are home or running errands. If we are home, I fill up a cup from our Berkey filter, but I would love to have a Berkey bottle to take when we are out (or send to work with my hubby).
We drink only natural spring water we get locally, but we’ve always wanted a Big Berkey for our home. We’d love to have the bottle to make on-the-go drinking easier!
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I drink from a cup.
This looks like such a neat water bottle! This would be perfect for the days i am chasing around little ones (for some reason its always easy to forget to drink enough water when taking care of kids!)
We bought a Crown Berkey last month, and we are LOVING IT! I would love to win this….I can’t hardly drink “regular” water now!
At home, I drink from a cup. Out and about, I use a water bottle. We reuse Vitamin Water bottles because they are sturdy. But they’re not the easiest to wash! I’ve been wanting to try a self-filtering bottle forEVER… especially for when we camp or hike!
I just drink from a cup. Thanks for having the giveaway! We’re looking in to purchasing a Royal or Crown Berkey. It would be great to try the water bottle first.
Blessings to your family!
I almost always use a water bottle. It helps me keep track of my daily water intake!
I use tap water and put it into water bottles to keep track of how much I drink.
It depends on where I am…if I’m at home, I use a cup. While out and about, I use a waterbottle.
I drink from a cup 99% of the time.
I don’t use a water bottle much, but my mom does all the time. So I’m entering this in hopes of giving it to her
At home I just drink from a cup because our tap water is filtered before we drink it but one of these would be wonderful when we are out and about with no good water. Thanks for the chance!
Normally I just drink out of a regular glass. I have stainless steel bottle that I got on clearance that I like, but the screw cap isn’t all that practical so I end up almost never using it.
I always drink from a water bottle, but have yet to find one with all the features I like.
I use both but we probably use water bottles more. We take water with us every time we get in the car whether it’s to run errands or go to extracurricular activities.
I use both. Mainly a glass at home, but I always take a water bottle when I go somewhere.
I have a quart Nalgene that goes with me everywhere all day long. It’s nice to have something with a lid on it so that I don’t have to worry about it getting knocked over.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I usually just drink from a cup.
would love to win this. thank you for your post!
We have water bottles that we fill up with water from the tap and stick in the fridge.
Sometimes a cup, sometimes a bottle, sometimes a mason jar.
I use a water bottle!
I keep a water bottle close by all day
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Cool giveaway! At home I drink out of a cup, however when I am away, water bottles are a great way to know that you will have good water on hand. I would love to try one of these!
It depends what I have going on. If we are running errands, I take a waterbottle with us. At home, I have a glass on the table.
it depends on my mood. I have a water bottle in fridge with water in it all the time. If I want it setting at my desk I have a cup that is insulated I put ice in and use it. Just depends on if I am lazy ;P
I use a glass, but also use a glass jar to take as a water bottle on the go.
The tap water where I live is awesome right out of the tap, no bad taste at all. Unfortuntely after it sits awhile it tastes like chlorine. So we have always filtered our water. Up until earlier this year we used a water pitcher system. We went through our kitchen and got rid of a lot of our plastic, including our pitcher! So to replace it, I got a PUR faucet filter. It attaches right to our faucet and has a switch for either filtered or non-filtered. I have been so happy with it! We can pour it right into a glass or we have a glass pitcher in the fridge that always has cold water in it! I am always up for new filtered bottles to keep good water in our hands! Thanks!
I always drink from a water bottle! Love them!!
I usually do better if it’s a water bottle filled to the. Rim with ice!!
I generally drink from a large cup anymore. I used to do a water bottle though.
Drink from a cup….water from my Big Berkey filter!!
Usually from a glass at home and bottle outside of the home.
My all time favorite water bottle (because it is ergonomic) is constantly filled. At home, I like to fill a bottle and leave it in the fridge.
I usually use a pretty glass around the house, not only can I remember which is mine
but it’s more fun to drink from something pretty~
I use both. I love berkeys!
I use a glass mostly. If I won that would surely change.
I currently use the Brita water filter bottle as I can’t stand the taste of tap water and knowing I’m getting all that icky stuff.
This would be handy. I feel bad wasting money on bottled water, and the environmental impact. Our tap water is so yucky tasting, and its cloudy.
I use a cup at home, but always take a water bottle when I got out!
I use a HUGE cup when at home, and a water bottle for on the road! My husband is in landscaping, so he keeps a jug called a “Bubba” that holds a little over a half gallon of water- he fills it up sometimes 3+ times each day as he works in the hot sun!
Ever since I started doing a special health diet with my mom, I’ve been using a water bottle each day. That way I fill it twice, drink it before the day is over, and know I’ve had my 64 oz!
I just use a plain glass.
I drink from a cup if I’m in the house, but definitely a water bottle when out and about, which is often. My husband and I are big on hikes and camping trips, so this water bottle would be so cool!
I love the Berkey filters. Would love to get the water bottle.
I use a water bottle and the water from the tap. I would love to have a water bottle that filters the water!
This would be great! I drink lots of water so this would be nice to have.
I keep a water bottle on my nightstand so my kids won’t dump it. I take it with me whenever we leave the house as well. However, at home I drink from a cup…filled from a refrigerated pitcher of Berkey filtered water.
I drink from a cup most of the time. One of my sisters has a big berkey filter, and another sister has the water bottle, and they both LOVE them!! So it’s on my list of things to save up for
. Thanks for hosting the give away!
My HUSBAND IS A BIG WATER BOTTLE USER AND THIS BOTTLE HE WOULD HE SIMPLY LOVE
I use a water bottle all the time. It helps me keep track of how much water I drink during the day. Thank you for the giveaway oppurtunity!
I have been wanting to try one of these for a long time! Thanks for this giveaway!!
We all use water bottles in our house. It helps cut down on the dirty glasses sitting on the counter all day and the many spills from little ones. We are actually hoping to purchase a Berkey next month!
We don’t use water bottles alot in our house, but love having them when we go places because then there’s not a need for disposable water bottles! We would like to start using water bottle in the house, too, soon.
We have been wanting to purchase a Berkey soon!
I LOVE water bottles!! I love using them!
We use waterbottles when going to town. not at home, we use cups. Neat waterbottle!
Mostly cups, but we use water bottles when out and about. We have a big berkey for our water drinking at home, but I’d love a travel one! Looks like it would be so handy!
i have a large cup with a straw I use each day
I actually do both – mostly a cup at home, but I often take a bottle of water with me when we head out for errands, etc.
I use a good amount of both I like to keep bottles cold in the fridge, but always have a glass full as well. This looks like it would be a great bottle!
I use a water bottle when I am out and a cup at home. We drink filtered water, but the filter mostly just removes the chlorine from the water, which I can’t stand the flavor of.
I get a bottle of water out of the refrigerator and refill it throughout the day with filtered water.
I use a stainless water bottle.
I have an insulated cup with a straw that I refill throughout the day….this would be a great water bottle for my husband to take on his next mission trip in January!
I usually just use a cup, but we pack up water bottles for long car trips and such.
I alternate between a water bottle and a cup.
I do both–depending on whether I’m indoors-or out.
A cup, but I always mix it with powder that turns it into flavored water, because I absolutely hate the taste of our tap water! We had a water filter and used water bottles at my parent’s house. My hubby and I have a water filter but we recently moved and it doesn’t fit on our new sink. =(
Our family uses a water distiller. This water bottle would be great in the van. We never seem to take enough water with us and run out of the good stuff. It would also be great when camping, vacation, etc.
God Bless!
Awesome giveaway! Good for you working out!
I drink from a cup most of the time. We have a filter on our kitchen sink facet but I don’t use it half the time, I know I should.
I’ve seen the Big Berkey before, and thought, “someday”, but this is a great alternative to having a large system. What a great idea!
I drink from a glass most days. We have a Brita pitcher and keep water filtering all day. The Berkey bottle looks like a great investment, though, for on-the-go.
I started on a couch to 5k earlier this Summer. I can run 3 miles. Such an accomplishment! Now I’m just trying to gt a good time.
We have not so good tasting water here, so we buy water all the time.
I usually drink water from a cup when I’m at home and take a bottle with me when I’m out and about. This Berkey bottle sounds fantastic!!! Thanks for offering it!
You used to have a T-Tapp button. Do you like Fit Yummy Mummy better?
I like both programs, but I really do like Fit Yummy Mummy. I like the 15 minutes a day workouts, and I like how she incorporates strength training, and interval workouts. Her ebook is really, really good and has a lot of information. It’s almost overwhelming!
Thank you for the info. I forgot to mention that I drink from a quart jar. Many blessings to you and your dear little family!