Would you encourage your employees to do fitness and sports?

Yes, of course

 

There is an article that says "The sound mind in the healthy body"

They will get a better health and that will reduce medical insurance expenses

An employee in good shape, concentrates better in his work, provides more effort and acheives good results

Increase productivity

Improve performance

 

Be more effective

It is important as sports keep them fit and increases their stamina. A fit body is focused on work. Activities like sports keeps a person healthy.

Absolutely yes. because they will be fit and fresh and that will not only help living a good healthy life but also their appearance will be more than to remain absent due to sickness. Insurance premium has to be paid annually so its not a reason. 

A. Yes, because exercise releases endorphins and makes for a happy employee not to mention healthy employees will have more energy and enthusiasm to work.

Yes, doing more sports will give more energy so they will be more poteintial and active in their productivity mentally and physically with good health and less sickness cases.

Yes, the more they are physically fit the more they become work productive

Yes, by many indirect ways respecting personal issues.

a) Yes. They will get a better health and that will reduce medical insurance expenses. 

The answer is absolute YES. In my hometown, there is a saying " If you have better canvas: you can draw anything from anywhere" this may be conveyed by the people in rest of the world in their own languages. But the fact here is the health and fitness of our people are so important when it comes to the quality and performance of the work and responsibilities handled by them. 

I believe in proper sports and fitness activities if that add value to his/her life and culture.

Great question sir!  I am into sports. Though I am not the manager, I encourage my co-workers to do so. One time, we were having a huddle and they asked me to demonstrate basic exercises. I did it with fun. But  the main problem is continuity. Sports minded person  really differs from someone who is not.

Definitely I would do that as a part of learning them how to balance between work and life, which will impact positively on their quality of outputs.