Kayanee: Redefining Women’s Health
Kayanee, a wellness collective in Saudi Arabia, is redefining women’s health with its blend of fitness, fashion, nutrition, personal care, healthy eating and learning experiences.
A Holistic Approach to Well-being
Kayanee, located in Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter, inspires women to embrace a holistic approach to well-being.
“Kayanee is 100 percent designed, created and executed for the purposes of encouraging and inspiring women into physical activity,” said Mimi Fraser, the managing director of Kayanee.
“Being healthy is not diet and exercise alone,” she added. “Being healthy means you have to engage your mind. You have to engage your body. You have to engage your friends and family. You have to engage your environment.”
Kayanee’s Five Pillars
To achieve this, Fraser and her team built Kayanee on five pillars: move, wear, nourish, restore, thrive and learn.
“Men like to go to the gym. They put their headphones on, and they just work out. Women are totally different. Women want something to do with friends. They call a friend. They’re like, ‘let’s go to a dance class. Let’s go on a walk.’ And why we designed Kayanee in this way is because you have to engage your mind, you have to engage your heart, you have to engage your body, all at the same time.”
Celebrating Arab Culture Through Dance Fitness
Besides their Kayanee Movement class, which focuses on mobility, strength, and flexibility, the fitness facility offers the Kayanee Dance Fitness (KDF) class, created in collaboration with Zumba.
KDF combines energetic rhythms with unique music and choreography from the Arabian Peninsula. Kayanee offers special soundtracks for their dance classes, incorporating Khaleeji, darbuka, and dabke rhythms, providing a high-cardio workout that celebrates Arab culture.
“We are a Saudi brand. We embrace Saudi culture and the Arabian culture,” Fraser said.
Activewear and Fashion
Besides their activewear, Kayan