Hello, and welcome to my site.
When I was a child I used to daydream about sitting in a city apartment tapping away on a laptop (this became a reality about the same time Carrie started tapping away on her Mac laptop in ‘Sex and the City!’). I wanted to create. I wanted to make some sort of difference in people’s lives. I wanted to give readers an insight into how to be happy, healthy and fulfilled. Today, I’m still living out this dream. Only I’ve switched the city pad for a country retreat. But my motives remain the same. I hope my words do affect you somewhere along the way and help to make a small (or hopefully huge) difference to your health, well-being and life.
Since becoming a mother to a precious daughter, Charlise, Donna now devotes her time to writing
(in between being a mother that is!)
Donna with baby Charli
Donna's latest book
The New Me
(Hachette Australia, March 2010)
By Adro Sarnelli with Donna Jones
Since 2006, Adro Sarnelli—inaugural winner of The Biggest Loser—has lost an incredible 72kgs. Adro went on to fulfil his promise to help Australians lose weight and live his dream by developing his own weight loss retreat.
In The New Me, Adro shares his secrets to losing weight—and keeping if off.
By following his simple, easy to understand plan, you too can create a whole ‘new you’. Adro is an ordinary Aussie bloke, whose example proves that you can change your life, if you choose to.
To commission an article or enquire about an editing or ghost-writing project, email.
Donna Jones is an author and writer with journalism, exercise science and nutrition qualifications. Editor for her own series of magazines, published by Derwent Howard, including Healthy Living and Slim Living; contributing fitness editor for major magazines including Australian Good Taste and previously Good Health & Medicine for five years; and weekly fitness writer for News Limited’s 'body + soul' lift-out for three years – Donna has amassed around 500 published articles across various titles, including the likes of The Sunday Telegraph’s ‘body + soul’ lift-out, SHE (New Zealand), FAMOUS, and The Sun Herald.
Donna is also the author of four books on health, fitness and weight loss. Her most recent title is:
The New Me by Adro Sarnelli with Donna Jones (Hachette Australia, 2010).
After the birth of her daughter in 2007, nature beckoned and Donna moved with her little family-of-three from the city to the Southern Highlands where she works from home as a freelance writer, commuting when needed.
Good Taste (March 2010)
‘Fitness in the fast lane’
Don’t have time to exercise? Here’s the simplest way to get fit minus the workout…Donna Jones’ tips to get fit fast.
Good Health (February 2010)
'Express workouts'
Want better fat-burning results in less time? Read on for one method you won't be able to turn your back on, writes Donna Jones
Slim Living (October 2009)
Editor
Healthy Living (September 2009)
Editor
Tony Ferguson magazine (March 2009)
‘Holiday alert!’ by Donna Jones
Good Health & Medicine (March 2009)
Fitness Q & A by Donna Jones
Good Taste (August 2008)
'Forever Young' by Donna Jones
New Woman (April 2005)
'In the Balance' by Donna Jones
If your body's balanced your posture improves and you look longer, sexier and slimmer. No wonder SJP looked so good in Manolos!
SHE (December 2004)
‘I did it my way—How 5 women lost weight’ by Donna Jones
Dolly (January 2004)
‘10 reasons to stay active (other than your weight)’ by Donna Jones
Please contact for extended writing portfolio.