a kind of equipment
1.dumbell is a kind of equipment in the gym?
Is it natural? and because equipment refers to the sum of all kinds of tools, can I say a kind of equipment?

2. how would you call something like dumbell in general?
body building equipment?
body building apparatus?

Thank you!

Question

a kind of equipment
1.dumbell is a kind of equipment in the gym?
Is it natural? and because equipment refers to the sum of all kinds of tools, can I say a kind of equipment?

2. how would you call something like dumbell in general? 
body building equipment?
body building apparatus?

Thank you!

Answer

1. We would say "A dumbell is gym equipment"
2. Leads on from the first, we would say "Gym Equipment OR Gym apparatus" both are correct, equipment is probably more common.