Foundation First Fitness Center
Dr. Cavan O'Brien
Owner and Personal Trainer
Dr. Cavan O’Brien was born and raised here in Hastings, Minnesota where he grew up with his parent, Tim & Holly (owners of Joe O’Brien Chevrolet in Hastings) and one older brother. All his life he has been interested in sports and participating in basketball, ultimate frisbee, golf and swimming.
This sparked his interest in pursuing his Bachelors in Exercise Science and built his passion for strength training. After that he moved on to graduate school for his doctorate in Chiropractic, where he focused his studies on sports rehabilitation. Cavan frequently trains for functional movement, mobility and strength. His goal is to help you reach your fitness and health potential he knows you can achieve.
Foundation First Fitness Center
Dr. Shiloh Heesch
Co-Owner & Personal Trainer
Dr. Shiloh Heesch is originally from rural New Effington, South Dakota where he grew up with his parents, Rick & Wanda, and two older sisters.
In his elementary years, he grew and interest in sports which carried into high school and college where he was a three sport athlete in his hometown and continued on to play one season of college football at the NAIA level.
Unfortunately for his knees and shoulder, this did come with some injuries that led to surgeries. This led to a passion for exercise during his undergrad studies, as it was a vehicle for improving sport performance after injury, and rehabilitation during graduate school.
Currently, Shiloh routinely trains himself functionally to be active, mobile, and strong while staying as pain free as possible, especially to play rec basketball. This is reflected in his training methods where he provides ample options for clients of various interests, from weight loss to muscle gain.
Foundation First Fitness Center
Luke Rowe
Personal Trainer
I’m Luke Rowh and I am a certified personal trainer and certified strength and conditioning specialist. Growing up in Hastings, My younger years were spent wrestling and weightlifting. From there I was able to move on and compete in the Big Ten. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin- Madison and began my training career. My mission is to help as many people achieve their physical goals as possible, while also helping them to learn how to enjoy the process.
