Respected personal trainer remembered by AFL stars after sudden death

A respected personal trainer and father of two has been honoured by some of the state’s most well known AFL players after his shock death.

AFL stars have paid tribute to a respected personal trainer after he died on one of Adelaide’s well-known hiking trails “doing what he loved”.

Jason Januszke suffered a cardiac arrest while running Mt Lofty on Friday, leaving behind wife Jess and their two sons, Tom, 6, and Jack, 4.

The eastern suburbs personal trainer, 43, worked with numerous Port Adelaide and Adelaide Crows players.

Out of respect for Mr Januszke, PAFC players wore black armbands during their clash with the Geelong Cats on Saturday.

Personal trainer Jason Januszke died suddenly while running Mt Lofty last week. Picture: GoFundMe

The father of two, 43, suffered a cardiac arrest. Picture: Supplied

PAFC players, like Tom Jonas (pictured), wore black armbands during Saturday’s game against Geelong. Picture: Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos/via Getty Images

Adelaide Crows player Taylor Walker remembered Mr Januszke as a proud father and close friend. Picture: Tom Huntley

As well as owning Inspire Health & Fitness Studio in the CBD, Mr Januszke also worked as a security guard at a number of Adelaide nightclubs.

Wife Jess took to social media with the heart breaking news the morning after his death.

“It is with a very broken heart that I share with you the terribly sad news that tragically my darling husband Jase passed away suddenly … while doing something he loved, running Mt Lofty,” her Facebook post read.

“Thank you for all the messages of love and support over the last 24 hours, I will be wrapping my arms around our two beautiful boys as we try to make sense of a life without him.”

A GoFundMe page was established to raise $100,000 to help support his grieving family.

Almost $90,000 has so far been donated.

Mr Januszke’s with wife Jess (pictured with sons Jack and Tom) said her husband died ‘while doing something he loved’. Picture: Supplied

Originally published as Respected personal trainer remembered by AFL stars after sudden death