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Glad you made it over to take a peek at Wheelin Cali! I hope this website will provide you with some information you are able to find useful in your everyday lives.
I love to explore and see new place so some will be traveling to new places and giving you some important information about the accessibility accommodations offered. I realize everyone’s situation and needs are different. But hopefully (more…)
As someone with pretty severe Cerebral Palsy, working out can be challenging. It often feels like I have to have a deep conversation with my muscles to get them to move the way I want them to. Otherwise, they will have a party of their own and move to the beat of Keisha mixed with Skrillex.
This post will hopefully give you good ideas of workout exercises you can do as a person with a disability. Theres also a youtube video to go along with this. I am including links to the equipment used and some extras I see useful to me. Since disabilities vary so much you can pick and choose what works for you. I will be adding to it as I go and make other videos and shorts that I think could be useful to others.
In my younger years healthy eating and exercise was no where near the priority it should have been but now that I’m older, I am definitely more aware and I see improvement in my weight loss and being stronger to do my daily activities.
 | Exercise bike (MagnaTrainer) placed on table/Desk – With the MagnaTrainer on a table it is heavy enough to stay in place and cycle with your arms. It has an odometer to track your progress with miles, speed and calories burned. It’s a pretty good form of cardio. |
 | Parallel over head arm raises –with your hands on your lap, raise your arms above your head with your arms straight as you can. |
 | Over head bent arm raises – Bring your straight arm over your head then bend your arm at your elbow. Straighten your arm toward the sky. |
 | Alternate arm stretches – With your arm starting on your lap, bring your arms straight up then down and bring the opposite arm up. Continue alternating sides. |
 | Inward arm stretches – With your arm straight ahead of you bring it inward while keeping your arm straight until it crosses over to the opposite side. Bring it over as much as comfortably possible. |
 | Outward Arm circles – with your arms held outward as much as possible do circles in each direction. |
Remember any movement is good and it may not be perfect or look exactly how you want or expect and that’s ok! It took me some time to accept that my body doesn’t move how everyone elses does but I am grateful to have the movement I do and want to keep it strong. If anyone has any questions or just wants to yap feel free to reach out. Below is a list of equipment with links to the products.
Barney Schwartz Park is a hidden gem. It’s a few minutes from the Paso Robles city center and right off highway CA-46. It is a nice smooth walk/roll for those with mobility issues constructed with paved pathways. If you want to just sit and relax there’s plenty of flat areas for that as well, equipped with a beautiful nature-rich pond.
If you like to fish, my understanding is they stock it with rainbow trout, catfish, and sunfish. You can access a fishing spot from the pathway if you are in a wheelchair. I have done some fishing in the past and know how hard this is to find.
Some of the paths are a wee bit hilly if you are in a manual wheelchair or have difficulty walking but with a little scouting it’s highly doable. There are 3 parking lots. For your first visit it may be best to check out the third parking area where the pond is and the main picnic area. This is the highest elevation of the park, and you can see the pathway layout. After that you can find out what will work best for you.
As for amenities there are grills, and wheelchair accessible picnic tables near the sports fields, The third parking area has a kids playground. Theres also a picnic gazebo which can be reserved if you have a party or event. Another important feature we all need is a handicap accessible bathroom! As a wheelie I know the importance and these bathrooms have quite a bit of room, grab bars and roll under sink.
If you go with people who like sports activities there are three sports fields that are used for local games but available to use when not occupied to picnic or play ball. The websites online say no dogs allowed but I have seen multiple people walking their dogs so if you have a pet dog that’s well behaved and leashed, I do not think there would be an issue.
Overall, it’s a quiet place to enjoy the lunch and enjoy the outdoors. Theres occasionally events there such as music festivals and 4th of July festivities. The park is worth checking out! Hope you have a great visit like I did!
I have included a link in the comment to the official website.
Address: 2970 Union Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446-9320
Over the years I lived in Connecticut (born and raised), Oregon, Ohio and now California. i like to find the beautiful wheelchair accessible places. I am a quadriplegic with spastic Cerebral Palsy. Over the years I think I gained a lot of useful information to better my life. With this website I am hoping others look at this site and find something that can be helpful to them. Please contact me if you have questions or suggests! Enjoy your stay
