- The former national coach was also a star batsman for his country
- He was forced to completely change his life four years ago.
Darren Lehmann has encouraged the public to be more conscious of their health and urged Australians to attend a six-week rehabilitation programme.
In 2020, the former Australia Test cricketer and coach underwent triple bypass surgery after suffering a heart attack on his 50th birthday.
Lehmann subsequently quit smoking, having previously revealed that he smoked about 20 cigarettes a day for almost 30 years.
The former Australia coach, who resigned from his position with the international team in 2018 in the wake of the infamous Sandpapergate ball-tampering scandal, has now credited his recovery to the medical care and rehabilitation program he has undergone since falling ill. . .
“I learned more about my body, what it needs to be better, than I had in the previous 50 years,” she said. 7news.
The six-week course at Brisbane’s St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside focuses on helping patients improve their lifestyle, exercise and receive personalized medication.
Darren Lehmann has urged Australians to complete a health rehabilitation program after it helped him recover from a heart attack he suffered in 2020.
The former Australia coach suffered a heart attack on his 50th birthday and underwent triple bypass surgery
Lehmann shows the scar left after the hospital procedure that saved his life
The program is available in hospitals across the country, adding that those who complete it have “lower mortality, lower readmissions and return to work six weeks earlier.”
Speaking about his heart attack, Lehmann, who played 27 Tests for Australia, said: “It was a shock because you think it can’t happen to you, especially to you, in your 50s.”
Lehmann said his health scare forced him to learn more about his body than he had in his previous 50 years.
But having gone through the program, Lehmann has urged others to follow in his footsteps.
‘Go to the rehab program. If you are going to have surgery or have heart problems… when you come out on the other side, go to the rehabilitation program,’ he added.
Lehmann revealed that he had increased his physical workload after suffering his heart attack.
“When you have received a wake-up call like mine, you realize that life is not just about wins and losses and the pressures of the game, there is much more to enjoying life,” he said during 2021.