Aussie fitness influencer dies suddenly in Turkey

Gold Coast fitness coach Jaxon Tippet died while he was on holiday in Turkey, his family have confirmed.

A fitness coach and influencer from Queensland has died suddenly while on holiday in Turkey.

Jaxon Tippet, from the Gold Coast, died on November 10, his family have confirmed.

Mr Tippet, who turned 30 just days ago, was a single dad-of-one and popular podcaster.

It is believed he died from a heart attack.

A GoFundMe page set up to bring Mr Tippet’s body home said he was “loved by so many”.

“It comes with such heartbreak and heavy hearts that our beloved Jaxon has tragically passed away while on a holiday to Turkey,” the page states.

Jaxon Tippet died of a heart attack while on holiday in Turkey (GoFundMe).

“There really are no words to describe this sort of pain, and we know a lot of people will be feeling this heartbreak with us as he was loved by so many.”

Mr Tippet’s family said they were working to bring his body home.

The fitness influencer has more than 200,000 followers on Instagram and often shared motivational advice with fans.

In an eerie post on his birthday, days before his death, Tippet said: “Growing old is better than the alternative: dying young.”

“All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.”

Tributes have poured in for the popular podcaster and influencer (Facebook).

His final Instagram post shared last week spoke about how action yielded results.

He described confidence as a “byproduct of competence”.

“Outwork your self-doubt,” he urged his followers.

“Concrete your self-identity through perpetual action geared toward self-development.”

Mr Tippet has more than 200,000 followers on Instagram (Facebook).

Mr Tippet was a reformed addict that has been open about his steroid addiction in the past.

He was arrested with more than 250 steroid tablets and vials of testosterone in 2017.

He was fined $4000 in Southport Magistrates Court, the third time he had fronted the courts in three years.

Mr Tippet used the incident to turn his life around after noticing concerning changes to his body.

“I slowly could feel my health deteriorating in terms of my liver and kidneys,” he told the Good Humans Podcast in 2022.

“I was very tired.

“I was yellow in the face. My urine was very dark, it was almost orange.’’

On the podcast, he explained how he knew he had to transform his life.

“I dive heavily into my past drug use, how I overcame it and offer some mental and mindset tips along the way,” he said.

“I hope this episode helps someone listening.”

Mr Tippet revealed on Instagram in December 2023 that he had been“in the worst state of my life” six years earlier.

“I had no job, no vision or purpose in life,” he wrote.

“I was homeless at one stage, my health was on the edge of ending due to health reasons from drug addiction, I was facing jail time, and was heavily suffering suicidal thoughts daily while trying to attempt suicide 3 times.

“What saved me (was) Jesus (and) I prayed with my family on the exact day I walked into my last court case and walked out a free man.

“Since then I have never looked back. It’s been one hell of a journey but I wouldn’t change it for anything.‘’

Since news of his death broke, tributes have poured in for Mr Tippet.

Fitness and nutrition coach Rudi Garcia said he’s been left “speechless” following Mr Tippet’s death.

“We had huge plans for the future, brother,” he posted on Instagram.

“We were ready to take over.”

Pro-bodybuilder Adam Roch revealed he recently spoke to Mr Tippet.

“Gone too soon, too young,” he posted on social media.

“Rest in paradise, brother.”

-With The Sun.