Joe Montana admits that after he retired from the NFL, he kept eating as if he was playing football every day. He also concedes that his diet was less than healthy, full of burgers and french fries. Still, he was surprised when -- at a routine check up -- his doctor diagnosed him with hypertension or high blood pressure. Because high blood pressure usually has no symptoms, the only way for a person to find out if they have the condition is to be checked.

Montana began working out every day and eating in moderation to turn his health around and he also signed on as spokesperson for a campaign on hypertension awareness sponsored by Novartis. Now he wants to spread the word so that others can be screened for the condition and learn to take care of their health as well.

Montana will talk to people in 20 states this year to spread the word and teach people to lower their risk of high blood pressure. You can take part in the campaign by taking the Blood Pressure Quiz and reading through the Can Do Checklist to learn how to take control of your own high blood pressure.