From Professional Footballer to Calisthenics Coach - Jack Turner

What happens to your sense of self when the career you built your life around ends at 21? I sat down with calisthenics coach Jack Turner of State of Motion, who left Australia at 16 to play professional soccer in Italy, Switzerland, Hungary and Romania, then came home to a cafe job in Melbourne.

Jack opens up about the identity crisis and years of partying that followed, how mentors and a focus on gut health pulled him out, and the eight months he spent riding a motorbike across India chasing yoga and finding meditation instead. We get into why he swapped yoga and weights for calisthenics, why he now coaches dads who want to keep up with their kids, and why you should find a coach before you download a calisthenics app.

Jack is the coach who got me doing handstands and muscle ups, so this one is personal.