My Personal Trainer Malta

My Personal Trainer Malta is a small coaching practice in Gżira that puts two specialists in one team: a certified personal trainer and a state-registered dietitian. Clients work directly with the two founders, Marvic Debono Le Prevost and Miriam Saliba, rather than a rotating roster, and training and food advice are planned together instead of being bought separately.

Sessions take place at the Tal-Qroqq Fitness Centre in Il-Gżira, and coaching is also delivered online to people elsewhere in Malta or abroad. It is a practical option for visitors on a longer stay and for UK families who have moved here, and the business appears in our directories of gyms in Malta and nutritionists in Malta.

The two coaches and their story

Both founders came to coaching through their own weight loss. Miriam reached 100 kg, then studied dietetics at the University of Malta, qualified as a state-registered dietitian and trained as a personal trainer on top. Her coaching covers sustainable, science-backed change, including work with clients who are managing health conditions, women's health and behaviour change.

Marvic reached almost 145 kg before training changed things for him. He earned his personal training certification after his own transformation and now specialises in coaching beginners and in adaptive training, which includes people with intellectual disabilities. Because each of them has stood where many clients start, the approach is built around being non-judgemental and practical.

Coaching is available in English, Maltese, Italian and Spanish, and both founders are Maltese. If you would rather have your plan, check-ins and form coaching delivered in Maltese, you can simply ask on the introduction call.

Semi-private and private training

The most popular format is semi-private personal training. You follow your own programme, coached repetition by repetition, in a small and focused group at the Tal-Qroqq gym. It costs €20 a session, and you decide how many sessions to train each week and settle the month in advance. Three sessions a week, for example, comes to 12 sessions and €240 for the month. There is no joining fee and no commitment beyond that month.

Fully private one-to-one coaching is available by enquiry, as is training as a pair, and these formats are priced during your free call. Every programme is built on progressive overload, which means gradually increasing the demand so you keep getting stronger, and it is adjusted every four weeks as you improve. Technique is coached on every lift, and body composition is tracked monthly so that progress is measured rather than guessed.

The format suits complete beginners, people returning after a long break, busy professionals and anyone who has stalled training alone. Clients travel to the gym from Gżira, Sliema, St Julian's, Msida and Valletta, and the centre sits close to the University and the Mater Dei area, so it is easy to reach by car or bus from most of the Sliema bay area. If you are choosing a base for a stay, our guide to hotels in Sliema covers the neighbouring resorts.

Online coaching and nutrition

Online coaching gives you a programme in an app, weekly check-ins and quick replies when you have questions. Because it is not tied to a place, it works for people who travel often, keep an unpredictable schedule or already train and want a proper plan. Video form checks and nutrition guidance are part of the package, and many clients start in person to learn the movements before moving online.

Nutrition coaching is led by the dietitian and designed around food you already eat, not a crash diet. The approach leans on a sustainable Mediterranean style of eating, with fish, vegetables, pulses, olive oil and local favourites in sensible portions, and it is aimed at goals such as fat loss, energy and managing health conditions. This page describes the services only and is not medical advice, so speak to your own doctor about any health concern.

A separate lower-body programme, called Booty Builder, focuses on glute strength and shape with progressions you can keep using later.

How the coaching works in practice

Three principles run through every plan. The first is evidence over hype: progressive overload, a sustainable Mediterranean pattern of eating and monthly tracking, with no fad diets or crash plans. The second is people over programmes, which means your plan starts from your body, your week and what you will genuinely keep doing, then changes every four weeks as you do. The third is honesty, including telling you on the first call if the team is not the right fit.

The business is also open about being local. Coaching is built for life in Malta, including the summer heat and a busy social calendar, and the team writes practical articles on topics such as what happens on a free intro call, how to stick to a fitness plan and how to lose weight without giving up the food you love. Behaviour-change support is part of training, because habits decide whether results last once the first enthusiasm fades.

For visitors, the format is flexible. A traveller staying for a few weeks can book semi-private sessions month by month, since nothing locks you in beyond the month you pay for, and a UK client who is considering a move can begin online and meet the coaches in person after arriving. The team stresses that you do not need to be fit, lean or experienced first, because the point of hiring a coach is to get you started.

Teens, the over 50s and adaptive training

Teen programmes are for ages 13 to 17 and concentrate on confidence, coordination and safe technique, while encouraging a healthy relationship with movement and food. The over 50 programme uses gentle, joint-friendly training to build strength, mobility and independence, paced sensibly and adapted to any condition.

Adaptive coaching is a particular strength of the team. Marvic builds plans from the needs of the individual, including people with intellectual disabilities, and the same starting-from-you principle runs through every other programme. Teens and older clients are paced sensibly, so sessions stay safe and encouraging rather than intimidating.

Because Miriam and Marvic have both lived the experience of feeling lost in a gym, newcomers are shown exactly what to do and why, from setting up a machine to choosing a sensible load. That removes much of the second-guessing that keeps people away from training, and it makes the gym at Tal-Qroqq a comfortable place to begin whatever your starting point, age or ability.

How to start: the free intro call

The process has four steps. First comes a free 20-minute introduction call about your goal, history and any injuries, with no card and no commitment. Next is an assessment of movement, strength and lifestyle, along with a look at how you eat, so the programme starts from facts rather than assumptions. You then receive a tailored programme for your week and equipment, and regular progress reviews follow.

The team replies to every enquiry within one working day, and for formats without a printed price they provide a tailored quote after the call. If you are weighing up a move to the island, our Malta relocation guide and digital nomad guide explain the practicalities, and a local trainer is a straightforward way to build a routine in a new place and keep your fitness going while the rest of life is in upheaval. It is also worth checking the Malta weather guide, because the summer heat affects when you will want to train outdoors or walk.

If you plan to combine training with sightseeing, browse things to do in Malta, the best beaches in Malta and our Valletta guide. To contact the team, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to My Personal Trainer Malta.