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Considering that PA behavior is influenced by various factors operating at multiple levels, including personal, social, and environmental factors, a single-subject behavioral change intervention was developed to promote PA behavior through online sessions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>Based on a one-to-one intervention, the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW) methodology was used to design an intervention that was developed for 24\u202fweeks, including eight\u202fweeks of online sessions and 16\u202fweeks of follow-up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We observed an increase of metabolic equivalent (MET-min\/week; baseline\u202f=\u202f2,970; eight\u202fweeks\u202f=\u202f6,440; 24\u202fweeks\u202f=\u202f6,744) and daily steps (baseline\u202f=\u202f8,372; eight\u202fweeks\u202f=\u202f10,234; 24\u202fweeks\u202f=\u202f12,142), which provides some evidence for the efficacy of online methodologies, especially in the relation one-to-one.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The intervention, designed through BCW, had a positive effect in promoting more PA in a subject of our case study and provided evidence that can be used in further interventions that aim to increase PA levels in the population; however, future studies must be conducted to expand the evidence in other domains.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1498351","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,2]],"date-time":"2025-04-02T05:15:56Z","timestamp":1743570956000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Behavior change wheel as a tool to promote physical activity in online intervention: a case study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Nuno","family":"Couto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Vitor","family":"Morgado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Tom\u00e1s","family":"Pereira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Anabela","family":"Vitorino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Teresa","family":"Bento","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Susana","family":"Alves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Pedro","family":"Duarte-Mendes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Lu\u00eds","family":"Cid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","volume-title":"ACSM\u2019s guidelines for exercise testing and prescription","year":"2021"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"261","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports-2023-107221","article-title":"Do the associations of daily steps with mortality and incident cardiovascular disease differ by sedentary time levels? 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