Racing to mental health Gerontologists propose that elderly people need to pursue pleasurable and personally meaningful activities. The elderly women on the left compete in a race at the 2013 National Senior Games in Ohio. In contrast, the elderly gentleman on the right, also interested in racing, watches a competition at the Saratoga Springs horse racing track with the daily racing form on his head. Which of these two activities might be more likely to contribute to successful psychological functioning during old age?