Episode 489: Alvaro Nuñez: How He Lost 30 Pounds + Nearly Lost His Mind Cycling 3,000 Miles Nonstop

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen

Education, Health & Fitness, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.4 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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What happens when you take quitting completely off the table? In this episode of Habits and Hustle, I’m joined by Alvaro Nunez as he shares how his father's cancer diagnosis turned a seemingly impossible cycling race into an unbreakable commitment. We dive into his journey from tennis courts to Miami real estate deals, and why he voluntarily puts himself through extreme physical and mental challenges. We also discuss his unconventional networking strategies, why he runs a marathon every Monday, and how he combines helicopter flying, skydiving, and real estate into one cohesive business model. Alvaro Nuñez is a 31-year-old entrepreneur, ultra-endurance athlete, helicopter pilot, and author of "Level Up." He owns a real estate brokerage and marketing agency in Miami, has completed extreme races like Race Across America and Marathon des Sables, and uses physical challenges as platforms for mental health awareness and personal development. What We Discuss: (07:50) Race Across America: 3,000 miles in 12 days on 1 hour of sleep per night (15:12) The phone call that changed everything: his father's cancer diagnosis (22:27) Why eliminating the option to quit creates only one possible outcome (34:22) Sneaking into Miami buildings to teach tennis and build a client base (45:01) Marathon Monday: why he runs 26.2 miles every single Monday (50:30) Seven days in complete darkness and what he discovered about himself (57:56) Carrying "the weight of depression" across the Sahara Desert (01:04:15) His non-negotiable daily habits and why he quit alcohol completely (01:18:05) Flying helicopters into real estate events and skydiving out of them …and more! Thank you to our sponsors: Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off Air Doctor: Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code HUSTLE for up to $300 off and a 3-year warranty on air purifiers. Magic Mind: Head over to www.magicmind.com/jen and use code Jen at checkout. 99designs by Vista: 99designs.com/jen20 – click "Claim my discount" to get $20 off your first design contest. Momentous: Shop this link and use code Jen for 20% off Manna Vitality: Visit mannavitality.com and use code JENNIFER20 for 20% off your order Prolon: Get 30% off sitewide plus a $40 bonus gift when you subscribe to their 5-Day Program! Just visit https://prolonlife.com/JENNIFERCOHEN and use code JENNIFERCOHEN to claim your discount and your bonus gift. Find more from Jen: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: https://www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagement Find more from Alvaro Nuñez: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alvaronunez/ Website: https://alvaronunez.com/

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1:35.0	We have Alvaro Nunes.
1:37.0	I would say he's a kind of an old friend.
1:39.6	I met him a few times back when.
1:41.6	And we kind of kept in touch, but not really. But I've seen him in the last
1:46.7	a couple years, like really kind of like evolve into this like crazy. I had no idea what you
1:53.2	were capable of. He's like an insane endurance athlete or he just, well, we're going to get into it.
1:58.8	But anyway, thank you for being on the show. We're going to. Thank you for having me. Oh, thank you for being here. It's a pleasure.
2:04.6	I mean, I can't wait to like dig into all of your like crazy things. Before we started this podcast,
2:10.2	I'm just going to kind of sidebar this for a second. Alvar and I, we got these niogen IVs,
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