1. Introduction
Although studies on sports performance, leadership abilities, group cohesion, and learning motivation have revealed that the sport education model contributes considerably to the development of healthy lifestyles, few studies have explored the development of healthy lifestyles from an educational intervention perspective. This study fills this gap in the literature. In addition, studies have mostly recruited elementary or middle school students; few have explored the effectiveness of sport education for college students. To fill this gap, this study conducted quasi-experimental research on university students by using different teaching strategies, with healthy lifestyles as the dependent variable. The research participants consisted of 95 students from Ming Chuang University distributed to an experimental group or control group. The experimental group was taught using the sport education model; the control group was taught using direct instruction. The results indicate that the sport education model has a stronger ability to promote healthy lifestyles than conventional teaching. Additionally, the results suggest that teachers should apply specific teaching strategies to cultivate and reinforce exercise habits and healthy behaviors among students. On the basis of the results, the researchers suggest that physical education teachers establish effective teaching strategies and promote healthy lifestyles to students.Studies have shown that physical education courses have a positive effect on youths’ health [Schools are widely considered the key institutions for promoting physical activity and exercise in youths [Medical, public hygiene, and education institutions have promoted physical training as a key strategy for reducing the high prevalence of physical inactivity [Since the first promotion of the sport education model at an elementary school in the state of Ohio in the 1980s, the contemporary sport education model has gradually replaced conventional physical education courses, which involves students engaging in multiple activities [