There are 2 distinct schools of thought there...
1) interval training rocks. it does, for tons of reasons, do a google search. basically you can burn a ton of calories by doing short bursts of max intensity.
2) walking at even a low-ish intensity for 60mins a day can lower your "set point". studies seem to show that people who walk, even at a fairly low intensity for 60mins a day were able to lower their set point.
Depending on your needs I would apply both. Are you stuck at a plateau? Make sure to do more longer walks maybe? Just trying to burn the most calories, definitely interval training.
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