About Me

Fatima Batook a Saudi citizen born in Singapore 8th of Nov 1983 to a Tibetan mother and a Saudi father with roots from Hadramout, in 2005, she started her experience in female fitness in Saudi pioneering and paving the path for Saudi female instructors since she taught her first Spinning® class in 2006, Fatima is a mentor to many trainers and clients transforming over 50 Saudi women to high quality fitness instructors. She is the owner of TIMA®, the first Saudi/Arab brand for fitness and sport apparel in the Middle East established 2012. Fatima opened her first Spinning/fitness studio in Alkhobar in June 2015 and second branch in Jeddah July 2017 and now has recently introduced Spinning in its original form for the 1st time in Bahrain under PYC “Pure Yoga + Cycle” located in Hamala, with experience of her previous jobs climbing the executive level reaching the highest positions for a Saudi female in 2015 as an executive director for one of the leading food distribution companies across the Middles East, she had left it all to follow her passion. 

Before all that Fatima never thought that she would be where she is with fitness, she had reached an all time high in her weight reaching 132 kg (291 pounds) at the age of 18, she had lost her father at the age of 19 due to health problems derived from unhealthy life style and being overweight which woke her up and intrigued her to make a change in herself, she had struggled losing weight for many years, it took her 6 years to reach a healthy weight and maintain a balance, and it started when she attended her first Spinning® class of in 2000 for 10 min & she took a vow that she wouldn’t ever try it again! but to her surprise she signed up for a master ride with and inspirational Spinning® MI who turned on a bulb in her head! It was then she found the true connection of the mind and body and her life has transformed since. After that she had achieved her health/fitness goals, and she was determined to get qualified and share her new found passion for Spinning® and fitness to the women of her country, who struggled in different ways but didn’t know how to use fitness as a tool to liberate them and empower them. Then and there the new Fatima was on a mission to make it a better world for women of her country.

She is currently is on the Board of of Saudi Businesswomen Executive Council in the eastern province, which was launched in 2008. She is a member of the Board from 2015. The goal of this council is to promote entrepreneurship among young Saudi women as a viable alternative to seeking traditional employment which is becoming increasingly difficult in the region. She is board member of the Saudi Tennis Federation since April 2021, She has been an active public speaker in many local and global forums. She has mentored many young entrepreneurs who are starting their businesses in fitness/sports. She has a passion for outdoor adventures before it became a “trend” and did many regional adventure trips and had climbed the highest peak in Africa Mount Kilimanjaro. She has a passion for outdoor cycling and has been an advocate for female cycling groups in Saudi. She loves to inspire others to find their true calling in life.