Maraleina is a sports resort first and a holiday second. The facilities list is unusually deep for a Thai island property: a gym fitted with Technogym equipment, a separate High-Performance Center with Keiser machines, a sprint lane for running work, world-class squash courts, and a private beach with both a beach volleyball and a beach tennis court. There is also a swimming pool, a sauna and a cold plunge pool.

The class timetable covers HYROX at all levels, circuit training, strength, spinning, TRX, running, mobility and athletic conditioning, with yoga on the schedule too. HYROX sessions are pitched so that a first-timer and a seasoned racer can train in the same room. Running sessions are structured around pace, endurance, speed and recovery rather than being an easy jog. Mobility classes work on functional range of motion, joint control and stability, which matters if you are loading up on strength and conditioning work all week.

Two coaches are named on the resort's pages. Chantelle McCreight-Devalia is a Canadian-trained physiotherapist and personal trainer with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Alberta (2010) and a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy (2013). She holds CSEP-CPT personal training certification, group fitness instructor certification in cycle, choreography, step and general, plus TRX, kettlebell and APPI Pilates Mat certifications. She has worked in fitness and rehabilitation since 2010, with clients ranging from elderly and office workers to athletes, and her specialties include rehabilitation, core and postural strengthening, functional strength training, running programmes and cycle classes.

Moo Phumsawat is a Thai meditation trainer, yoga instructor, rehab specialist and strength and conditioning coach. He is a certified meditation trainer through the Thai Meditation Institute, has 200-hour Yoga Alliance teacher training, ACSM rehabilitation specialist certification, NSCA strength and conditioning certification, longevity training certification from the Longevity Academy in Thailand, and traditional Thai massage therapy training from Wat Pho. He spent five years as a monk and has over 18 years of meditation experience. His work covers mindfulness meditation, yoga, rehabilitation for post-injury recovery and office syndrome, strength and conditioning, longevity training, body recomposition and postural correction.

Koh Samui itself is the setting. The resort has its own private beach, so swimming and beach training are on the doorstep, and the sports bar and café give you somewhere to eat and sit between sessions. The property is set up for people who want to train properly while they are away, with the equipment and coaching to do it.

What's included

- Access to the gym with Technogym equipment - Access to the High-Performance Center with Keiser machines - Use of the sprint lane - Use of the squash courts - Use of the swimming pool - Use of the sauna and cold plunge pool - Access to the private beach with beach volleyball and beach tennis courts - Group classes including HYROX, circuit training, strength, spinning, TRX, running, mobility, athletic conditioning and yoga

What's not included

- International flights - Travel insurance - Airport transfers - Meals and drinks (not stated as included) - Personal expenses - One-to-one personal training and physiotherapy sessions (not stated as included)