The objective of this study was to explain the relation between vocational training school students’ sports participation desire and purchase behavior according to their lifestyle characteristics. In order to test the relation empirically, we sampled 228 subjects from vocational training school students. Collected data were analyzed through frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis, and conclusions were drawn as follows. First, among lifestyle characteristics, those affecting personal differentiation and desire for the expression of individuality were goal oriented type, health oriented type, and nihilistic type. Second, among lifestyle characteristics, those affecting desire for health maintenance were goal oriented type, health oriented type, and nihilistic type. Third, among lifestyle characteristics, those affecting desire for emotional purification were goal oriented type and health oriented type. Lastly, among lifestyle characteristics, those affecting desire to maintain social relations were health oriented type and nihilistic type. Next, when purchase behavior was examined according to sports participation desire, the group having desire for sports participation in order to achieve personal differentiation and individuality showed a negative correlation with substantial values of products such as quality, function, scarcity and design, and a positive correlation with external values of products such as trademark, fashion, and advertisement. In addition, the group participating having desire to participate in sports for health tended to attach importance to the substantial values of products.